LAHORE: Justice Anwaar Hussain of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday referred to the chief justice a petition seeking removal of former prime minister Imran Khan from the office of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman following his disqualification in Toshakhana reference.
Justice Hussain noted that a brother judge, Justice Abid Hussain Chattah, was already seized with a similar petition, therefore, it would be appropriate to club both petitions.
The judge referred the petition to the chief justice with a request to fix its hearing before the judge already hearing the identical matter.
Advocate Muhammad Afaq filed the petition pleading that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) disqualified the former prime minister and de-seated him from NA-95, Mianwali, on a corruption charge.
He said the office-bearers of a political party must meet the standards provided in Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution as per the provisions of the Representation of Peoples Act, 1976 and the Political Parties Order, 2002. However, he stated, Mr Khan was violating the laws by continuing to hold the chairman’s office of the PTI, which was registered with the ECP.
The petitioner also referred to the case wherein the Supreme Court restrained former prime minister Nawaz Sharif from heading the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) following his disqualification under Articles 62 and 63.
The petitioner asked the high court to order the ECP to remove Mr Khan as PTI chairman and issue a direction for the nomination of a new party head.
CARETAKERS: Justice Anwaar Hussain on Tuesday referred to the chief justice a petition of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) challenging ‘blanket’ powers to the caretaker government of Punjab to make transfers and postings of the officers in the province.
The judge issued notices to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the caretaker government of Punjab the other day.
However, a lawyer of the ECP told the judge that similar petition
