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Imran Khan's fate to run in polls unclear as plea against Toshakhana case verdict dismissed
Former prime minister had moved Islamabad High Court for rectification of its August 28 order
The instant application is not maintainable: high court.
Says Imran Khan's fresh plea is akin to bail application.
In August, IHC had partially suspended Khan's sentence.
In another blow for incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan ahead of the upcoming general elections, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday dismissed his plea seeking suspension of the trial court’s verdict in the Toshakhana case.
The former prime minister had moved the IHC for rectification of its August 28 order, by way of suspension of the judgment on August 5 passed by the trial court.
Following his conviction in the case, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) disqualified the former PM for five years. In a notification, the electoral watchdog stated that the PTI chief was disqualified after being found guilty of corrupt practices under Section 167 of the Elections Act, 2017 and his sentencing for three years.
“As a consequence, Mr Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi has become disqualified under Article 63(1)(h) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan read with Section 232 of the Elections Act,2017,” the notification added.
The IHC, however, on August 28, suspended the PTI supremo’s sentence awarded to him in the Toshakhana case but his conviction and disqualification remain intact until the court decides on the main appeal.
The PTI chief moved the IHC seeking complete suspension of the trial court’s verdict in the case.
In a nine-page detailed verdict, a two-member bench of the IHC comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri stated: “In the instant case, no specific plea was raised and subsequent application has been made to cover up the omission. Even no extraordinary or exceptional circumstances were mentioned in the earlier application though they existed in the form of the notification dated 08.08.2023 when the application for suspension of the sentence was filed.”
In August, Khan was sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of Rs100,000 by Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Humayun Dilawar on August 5, 2023, after the judge found Khan guilty of graft in the Toshakhana case.
He has been convicted of misusing his position as prime minister to sell state gifts worth more than Rs140 million ($490,000) that he received from foreign dignitaries during visits abroad.
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Peshawar High Court directs ECP to decide on PTI’s intra-party polls case by tomorrow
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to decide the matter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) intra-party elections and allocation of election symbol by tomorrow (December 22), ARY News reported on Thursday.
A two-member bench comprising Justice Attique Shah and Justice Shakeel Ahmed announced the verdict, which was reserved earlier in the day, on a set of PTI petitions, ordering the electoral watchdog to decide on the matter in ‘accordance with the law’.
In a written order issued today, the PHC noted that the dispute over the PTI’s intra-party elections had already been heard in detail by the ECP and the latter had also reserved its verdict in the case.
At the outset of the hearing, PTI chairman Barrister Gohar Khan told the court that the party did not approach the Islamabad High Court (IHC) because they feared that their leaders might be arrested.
He said that the PTI candidates would be considered to be independent, if they were not allotted the election symbol by December 22.
Gohar Khan maintained that the party would not be allotted the election symbol ‘bat’ if the intra-party elections were not recognised by the election commission, accusing the ECP of using ‘delaying tactics’.
Moreover, he said those who had challenged the intraparty polls were not a part of the PTI anymore. He also submitted a list of all the registered PTI members in court.
After hearing the arguments, the PHC ordered the ECP to decide the matter of Pakistan PTI’s intra-party elections and allocation of election symbol by tomorrow (December 22).
