IHC fixes PTI's plea seeking disqualification of Asif Ali Zardari for hearing
The petition has been accepted with the objection raised over it.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday fixed the plea of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), seeking disqualification of former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, for hearing.
The petition, accepted with the objection raised over it, will be heard by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah tomorrow.
Reportedly, the applicants including PTI’s lawmaker Khurram Sher Zaman and the incumbent Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar have accused Zardari of concealing his assets.
The application maintained that the former president was elected from constituency NA-213, and his property in New York, US, was not declared in the asset details submitted with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
The application has pleaded with the court to disqualify Zardari from holding membership of the National Assembly for not being ‘Sadiq’ and ‘Amin’ under Article 62 (1)(f) of the Constitution.
On January 10, Zaman withdrew the petition seeking disqualification of Zardari from the ECP by saying that he had found more concrete evidence against Zardari and the case must be taken to the Supreme Court (SC).
Later, the party leaders attempted to file a petition in the Supreme Court, however, SC’s registrar raised certain objections over the petition.
