Disqualification petitions filed against two PTI lawmakers

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) on Wednesday filed a disqualification petition against two Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) legislators in the National Assembly, Kanwal Shauzab and Malaika Bukhari in the Islamabad High Court (IHC).

The petitions were filed by PML-N’s Shaista Pervaiz who filed a plea for disqualification against PTI’s Kanwal Shauzab, while the second petition was registered by N-League’s Tahira Bukhari against Maleeka Bokhari, who is an MNA.

NA Secretariat was made party in the petitions. It was stated that Shauzab and Bokhari’s membership should be suspended till verdict in the case.



The petitions stated that Bukhari should be declared ineligible for possessing dual-nationality, whereas, Shauzab should be adjudged disqualified for provision of wrong information to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) under Article 62(1)(f).

On March 27, the IHC had held the hearing of disqualification petition filed against PML-N MNA Noorul Hassan Tanvir.

The hearing was conducted by IHC’s Justice Amir Farooq where the lawmaker appeared along with his lawyer Mian Faisal.



The prosecutor pleaded the court to declare disqualification of the legislator under Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution over alleged possession of Iqama (work permit).

Defence lawyer apprised that Tanvir had filed a miscellaneous application against the writ and their stance should be heard in next hearing.

Tanvir said that his opponent faced failures in past as well. He claimed that the petitioner had filed a disqualification petition against him by using the name of his driver. Later, the court adjourned hearing till April 24.