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LHC (Lahore High Court) accept Plea to Remove Imran Khan as PTI Chief after his disqualification in the Toshakhana reference.
The LHC kept the decision on the maintainability of the plea, filed by Advocate Mohammad Afaq.
Justice Sajid Mehmood Sethi said the decision today and served notices to the attorney general and advocate general of Punjab.
The court also required replies from the accused by Nov 11 (Friday).
The petitioner named the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the government of Pakistan, and others as accused.
The appeal stated that after Imran’s disqualification from the NA-95 constituency following Toshakhana reference, the person could not head a political party under the Political Parties Order and its rules.
He claimed that Imran is violating the laws by remaining to head the PTI.
The lawyer needed the court to order the ECP to remove Imran as PTI chairman and issue directives for the nomination of a new party head.
On October 21, the ECP disqualified the previous prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman in the Toshakhana reference under Article 63(1)(p).
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The ECP stated that Imran Khan submitted a false affidavit and found involved in corrupt practices and ordered to register criminal cases beside the PTI chairman.
The ECP’s verdict further said that some of the gifts taken from Toshakhana concealed in his assets.