Imran Khan submits reply on disqualification plea

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday submitted his reply on the disqualification plea filed towards the former high minister for now not disclosing the information of his alleged daughter Tyrian Jade White inside the nomination papers.

In his respond submitted thru Salman Akram Raja, the PTI chief objected that the Islamabad High Court (IHC) whilst exercising constitutional jurisdiction couldn’t look at any affidavit issued via him as he has already resigned as a member of the National Assembly.

Submitting initial objections over the writ petition Imran contended that IHC could not continue on this matter as he has already ceased to be a member of the National Assembly.Such examination calls for the main of evidence, examination and move-exam of witnesses inside the route of a tribulation before a equipped discussion board. Reference is made in this regard to the judgment of the Honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan mentioned as Allah Dino Khan Bhayo Vs Election Commission of Pakistan & Others (PLD 2020 SC591),” Imran stated in his reply in which he has raised preliminary objections at the petition against his disqualification.

The respond furthered that the equal issue was raised in Abdul Wahab Baloch case in which 4 IHC judges, together with incumbent Chief Justice Aamer Farooq, had recused to listen the matter.

“It is hooked up regulation that a choose who has as soon as taken into consideration it mistaken to continue with a remember due to private motives won’t then entertain the equal be counted. The Petitioner has introduced the sooner recusal to the eye of this Honourable Court. Imran Khan submitted that effects prescribed by using the precept that justice and due process have to no longer simplest be performed however be seen to were executed ought to observe,” delivered the reply.In his reaction, the ex-most suitable additionally stated that the filed petition “isn’t always maintainable and is vulnerable to be brushed off forthwith”, including that the initial objections raised herein might also kindly be determined on the outset.

The IHC will resume the listening to of the case the following day (Thursday).

In 2018, a case was filed towards then-most desirable Imran for not asserting Tyrian White as his daughter in his nomination papers.

The petitioner had contested that the PTI chairman have to be disqualified below Article sixty two(i)(f) of the Constitution for offering wrong facts in his nomination papers, including that he’s not Sadiq and Ameen.