Ayesha Gulalai submits reply to Imran Khan's references in ECP
A four-member bench of ECP conducted hearing over the references.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Former Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) member and MNA Ayesha Gulalai on Wednesday submitted reply in Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in response to the references filed by Imran Khan for de-seating her from National Assembly.
A four-member bench of ECP headed by Chief Election Commissioner conducted hearing over the references.
Imran Khan’s lawyer Sikandar Mohmand appeared before the commission however; Gulalai’s lawyer Barrister Masroor did not attend the hearing and was replaced by his associate.
Reply submitted by Ayesha Gulalai says that the references forwarded to speaker National Assembly contain neither any show-cause notice nor other documents therefore; the additional documents submitted by Khan should not be accepted as they are fabricated.
The MNA argues that she was not informed of Bani Gala meeting on July 29 and it had already concluded when she arrived at the venue. She further said that nobody has also told her about the party’s nominations for Prime Minister.
Gulalai has requested the commission to dismiss the petitions filed by Imran Khan on September 18 and 22. The associate lawyer sought respite from ECP to present arguments in the case after which the hearing was adjourned till October 10.
Earlier, Ayesha Gulalai had alleged that the honour of PTI female members is not safe from PTI chairman and his gang. She said that Imran Khan sent ‘indecent’ text messages to female members of the party.
She revealed that the first message she received from Imran Khan was in October 2013 and many other female members also received those messages. She said that Imran Khan keeps Blackberry phone and asks the female members of the party to also carry Blackberry so that messages couldn’t be traced.
“The messages contained words that nobody’s honour would tolerate. They can be retrieved by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)”, she said.
