Tribunal rejects plea seeking disqualification of PM from NA-95
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2025-02-16 05:57:47
An election tribunal of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday rejected an election petition challenging the victory of Prime Minister Imran Khan in the July 25 general elections from NA-95, Mianwali, a private TV channel reported.
The tribunal rejected the petition on the basis of being ‘non-maintainable’. Abdul Wahab of the Pakistan Justice and Democratic Party, a defeated candidate from NA-95, had challenged the election of Prime Minister Imran Khan,
Accusing him of concealing mandatory details, mainly about his children, in the nomination papers.
In his election petition, Abdul Wahab had submitted that under section 60(2)(d) of the Election Act, 2017, a candidate had to furnish a statement of his assets and liabilities and of his spouse and dependent children. However, he had said, PM Khan failed to disclose details of properties owned by his wife, two sons and ‘daughter’ Tyrian White. He had said that the respondent stood disqualified under Article 62(1)(d), (e) and (f) and Article 63(1)(o) and (p) of the constitution. On Nov 8, the LHC election tribunal reserved its verdict on the maintainability of the petition before which the counsels for the petitioner as well as Imran Khan concluded their arguments on the point of maintainability before the tribunal comprising Justice Shahid Waheed.
Published in Daily Times, December 7th 2018.
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