Verdict reserved on plea challenging Imran Khan’s eligibility for PTI chairman post

The Election Fee of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a petition that was filed to take away Imran Khan as the pinnacle of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and declare the get together ineligible for acquiring electoral image.

Though the petition was filed on October 3, Imran determined in opposition to contesting the ECP-mandated intra-party polls for the put up of get together chairman and handpicked Gohar Ali Khan to guide the get together resulting from his disqualification in Toshakhana case and different authorized challenges earlier this month.

Barrister Gohar was formally elected because the PTI chief unopposed within the intra-party polls held on December 2.

Throughout the listening to immediately, PTI lawyer Shoaib Shaheen stated the petition had turn out to be infructuous because the get together has elected its new chairman.

He stated they’ve submitted a report of the intra-party polls to the ECP and the matter ought to now come to an finish.

Advocate Shaheen additionally stated that if the ECP wished to listen to this matter then it ought to membership it with a petition being filed by PTI founding member Akbar S Babar in opposition to the get together’s intra-party polls.

To this, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja stated: “You’re giving Khalid Mahmood [petitioner’s lawyer] an opportunity to file a petition in opposition to the brand new chairman.”

Advocate Mahmood additionally pleaded with the CEC to say within the order that Imran Khan can’t maintain any place within the get together resulting from his conviction.

The CEC stated that they can’t touch upon the matter as the previous PTI chief didn’t contest intra-party polls.

The ECP additionally directed Khan’s lawyer to submit report of the PTI’s intra-party polls.

A number of political events together with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples Social gathering (PPP) and others have dubbed the PTI intra-party polls as faux, whereas PTI founding member raised objections to the method and introduced difficult the interior get together elections within the ECP.