Khosa served notice for defying PPP policy

Party questions him for representing Imran in court cases without its nod

ISLAMABAD:

The PPP has served a show-cause notice to its Central Executive Committee (CEC) Member, Advocate Latif Khosa, for representing the head of another political party, PTI Chairman Imran Khan, in various court cases without the approval of the party leadership.

"You, being a member of the CEC [of the PPP], are defending/pleading/representing [the] head of another party without prior approval of the [PPP] leadership in corruption cases in which he [Imran] has been convicted and in a case against him under the Official Secrets Act [1923]," read the notice issued on Wednesday by PPP Secretary-General Nayyer Bukhari.

The notice also took exception to Khosa's speech at a lawyers convention in which he reportedly criticized the state policy regarding classified information.

"You are hereby, through this show-cause notice, asked to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against you for working against the party policy.

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"The reply should reach the undersigned within seven days, failing which action will be taken against you by withdrawing your membership of the PPP," it added.

Latif Khosa, who served as Punjab governor during the PPP rule between 2008 and 2013, has been representing the PTI chief in various cases.

One of the country’s leading legal minds, Khosa, on August 26, reiterated his resolve to spearhead a movement of lawyers in response to the "mistreatment and humiliation" the lawyers are facing.

"The time has arrived to catalyze a transformative movement. Lawyers are prepared to commence this movement from Peshawar. The treatment meted out to lawyers is unacceptable under any circumstances," he said while speaking to the media at his office near the Lahore High Court.

On August 25, Khosa was among the 19 people, mostly lawyers, who got stuck in a lift at the Islamabad High Court (IHC) building for around 40 minutes.

Talking to the media after being rescued from the elevator, Khosa had described the incident as an attempt to intimidate the lawyers. "The suffocation that we experienced during this ordeal is similar to the suffocation that 220 million people of the country are experiencing for the last 18 months," he said