Petition filed for Punjab CM’s disqualification

Total value of assets, mentioned in form ‘B’ was Rs25 million

LAHORE: A writ petition was filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking disqualification of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar for allegedly concealing facts in nomination papers he had submitted before Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

The petitioner Abdul Waheed Khan Baloch requested the court that the election of the CM be declared null and void declaring the aforementioned is not honest in light of Article 62 and Article 63 of the Constitution of Pakistan.

The petitioner maintained that the respondent CM’s membership be de-notified and he be restrained to exercise his powers as Punjab’s chief minister till final disposal of this petition.

The petitioner contended that the respondent CM submitted his nomination papers for seat of member provincial assembly from constituency PP-286, Taunsa Sharif, Dera Ghazi Khan-II and the same were accepted by the officer concerned after formal security.

The total value of the assets, which the respondent Buzdar mentioned in form ‘B’ of his nomination papers, was of Rs25 million but at the same time he mentioned his assets as Rs761,893 in column ‘T’ of the declaration and affidavit.

The petitioner contended that it is clear that the respondent CM concealed the facts and mentioned wrong details in declaration and affidavit and submitted the false affidavit along with nomination forms.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 21^st, 2020.