ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minster Imran Khan on Wednesday filed a plea within the Supreme Court docket difficult the rejection of his nomination papers for 2 Nationwide Meeting seats in Punjab province for the February 8 polls. The nomination papers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supremo have been rejected final month for 2 Nationwide Meeting constituencies in Lahore and Mianwali districts of the province on “ethical grounds and being convicted within the Toshakhana (nationwide treasury presents) corruption case.”
The 71-year-old former-cricketer-turned-politician had filed a petition on the Lahore Excessive Court docket (LHC) earlier this month towards the rejection of the papers, which the courtroom turned down, upholding the choices of the returning officer (RO) and appellate tribunal.
In his plea, Khan urged the apex courtroom to declare him eligible to contest the elections from the 2 constituencies, Geo Information reported.
“The notification of disqualification below Article 63 (1)(h) is ineligible,” the report cited the plea.
Contending that for an individual to be disqualified below Article 63 (1)(H), an ethical crime should even be dedicated; the petition mentioned that the conviction within the Toshakhana corruption case was not on ethical grounds.
“The choices of the returning officer, Election Tribunal and excessive courtroom must be declared null and void,” the plea mentioned.
Earlier within the day, an accountability courtroom sentenced the previous prime minister and his spouse, Bushra Bibi, to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment in a corruption case, dealing one other blow to Khan a day after being handed a 10-year jail time period for leaking delicate state secrets and techniques.
Within the Toshakhana corruption case, the jailed PTI founder was accused of retaining costly state presents they obtained throughout his tenure as Pakistan’s premier.
Khan and his spouse have been additionally barred from holding any public workplace for ten years and slapped with a superb of Rs 787 million every.
On Tuesday, Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi have been sentenced to 10 years in jail by a particular courtroom for leaking delicate state secrets and techniques. Khan is already serving a three-year jail time period after being convicted of corruption.
Normal elections are scheduled to be held in Pakistan on February 8.
The 71-year-old former-cricketer-turned-politician had filed a petition on the Lahore Excessive Court docket (LHC) earlier this month towards the rejection of the papers, which the courtroom turned down, upholding the choices of the returning officer (RO) and appellate tribunal.
In his plea, Khan urged the apex courtroom to declare him eligible to contest the elections from the 2 constituencies, Geo Information reported.
“The notification of disqualification below Article 63 (1)(h) is ineligible,” the report cited the plea.
Contending that for an individual to be disqualified below Article 63 (1)(H), an ethical crime should even be dedicated; the petition mentioned that the conviction within the Toshakhana corruption case was not on ethical grounds.
“The choices of the returning officer, Election Tribunal and excessive courtroom must be declared null and void,” the plea mentioned.
Earlier within the day, an accountability courtroom sentenced the previous prime minister and his spouse, Bushra Bibi, to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment in a corruption case, dealing one other blow to Khan a day after being handed a 10-year jail time period for leaking delicate state secrets and techniques.
Within the Toshakhana corruption case, the jailed PTI founder was accused of retaining costly state presents they obtained throughout his tenure as Pakistan’s premier.
Khan and his spouse have been additionally barred from holding any public workplace for ten years and slapped with a superb of Rs 787 million every.
On Tuesday, Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi have been sentenced to 10 years in jail by a particular courtroom for leaking delicate state secrets and techniques. Khan is already serving a three-year jail time period after being convicted of corruption.
Normal elections are scheduled to be held in Pakistan on February 8.
