PTI Chairman Imran Khan disqualified for 5 years
ECP has disqualified PTI chief under Article 63(1)(h) of Constitution.
PTI Chairman Imran Khan has been disqualified for 5 years!
The development comes following Imran Khan’s conviction in the Toshakhana case.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday disqualified former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan for five years.
the ECP has also de-notified Imran Khan as the “returned candidate” from NA-45 Kurram-l.
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.
