The Balochistan High Court has allowed Nawab Aali Bugti, a grandson of the late Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, to contest the July 25 general elections.

Examine: Are we ignoring the political dynamics in Balochistan?

His nomination papers were rejected by a returning officer and he was subsequently disqualified by a tribunal after his opponent, former home minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti, challenged his candidature.

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