IHC disposes of petition seeking PM’s disqualification

Petitioner had filed miscellaneous petition in 2019 to withdraw case

ISLAMABAD:

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday disposed of a writ petition seeking Prime Minister Imran Khan's disqualification after the petitioner withdrew the case.

A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir, heard the case, which was filed with reference to Sita White.

In 2018, a case was filed against Premier Imran for not declaring Tyrian White as his daughter in his nomination papers.

The petitioner had contested that the prime minister should be disqualified under Article 62(i)(f) of the Constitution for providing incorrect information in his nomination papers, adding that he is no longer Sadiq and Ameen.

The petitioner, Abdul Wahab Baloch, was a candidate of the Pakistan Justice and Democratic Party in the last general election. The petitioner had later joined the PTI and filed a miscellaneous petition in February 2019 to withdraw the case.

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In 2018, the IHC had constituted a division bench to hear the case related to PM Imran’s disqualification. The division bench comprised two members and was headed by former IHC judge, Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui. The other member of the bench was Justice Minallah.

Justice (retd) Siddiqui had heard the case and issued a notice to PM Imran, summoning him on August 1.

Later on, the bench was changed and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb was made a part of the bench. On August 2, 2018, Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Aurangzeb had to hear the case but the bench recused from the hearing after which it was dissolved.