The Lahore High Court (LHC) reserved its verdict on the admissibility of a plea against PTI Chairman Imran Khan holding the post of party chairman.

The plea was filed by advocate Muhammad Afaq, who contended that Khan has become ineligible to hold the party chairman’s post after being disqualified by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in the constituency NA-95. He requested the court to order Khan to be removed from the position of party chairman.

The ECP, Khan and others have been made respondents in the case. The verdict was reserved during a hearing conducted by Justice Sajid Mehmood. 

Members of the Election Commission questioned the relevance of this case to the Election Act, with one member noting that there used to be a clause in the Political Parties Order related to this matter, which no longer exists in the Elections Act.

The Election Commission inquired about the potential consequences if Chairman PTI Imran Khan’s appeal is approved in the High Court. The response was that if the appeal is accepted, Imran Khan will be reinstated to his post.

A comparison was drawn between this case and the Nawaz Sharif case, with the lawyer explaining that Nawaz Sharif had been disqualified by the Supreme Court, whereas in this case, both the Election Commission and the trial court had ruled against the PTI Chief Imran Khan.

Ultimately, the Election Commission reserved its decision on whether the petition was admissible or inadmissible.

Source: ARY NEWS