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ECP to announce verdict in Toshakhana reference against imran tomorrowBreaking

October 21, 2022

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will announce its reserved verdict in the Toshakhana reference against former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Friday (tomorrow). The election commission will announce the reserved verdict in the Toshakhana reference against former premier Imran Khan on Friday (tomorrow). The commission issued notices to the parties including the former premier in the case. On September 19, ECP had reserved its verdict in the Toshakhana reference against the PTI chief. During the hearing, Barrister Ali Zafar had said in his arguments before the ECP that the disqualification under Article 62-1-F is the prerogative of the courts not the Election Commission of Pakistan.

A five-member bench comprising the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja led the proceedings and Barrister Ali Zafar represented the PTI chairman in the case. Barrister Ali Zafar questioned whether any court proved that Khan is not Sadiq and Ameen. Khan's lawyer had said the ECP is not a court but a commission and the constitution disqualification case under Article 62-1-F cannot be heard by the ECP. The ECP had reserved the judgement in the Toshakhana case against Imran Khan after hearing the arguments of the PTI lawyer.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-INP