LHC seeks reply from ECP, Centre

Petitioner claims disqualified prime minister can neither preside over nor attend any of the party’s meetings

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah sought a reply from the federal government and the election commission on a petition seeking the restraining of Nawaz Sharif from chairing party meetings.

The petitioner, Khurram Nawaz Gandapur, of Pakistan Awami Tehreek, had filed the petition through his counsel Advocate Ishtiaq Chaudhary. He told the court that a disqualified prime minister can neither preside over nor attend any of the party’s meetings, according to the constitution.



While the petitioner’s counsel stated that the conduct of former PM was a sheer violation of rules set by the election commission, the deputy attorney general told the court that the election commission had already taken note of the matter. He requested the court restrain the sacked PM from chairing the meetings. The chief justice admitted the petition and sought a reply from the government and the election commission by August 16..

Published in The Express Tribune, August 10^th, 2017.