Islamabad High Court rejects plea of Imran Khan to suspend the Election Commission of Pakistan’s decision of his disqualification

Imran Khan, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday rejected his plea to suspend the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP)’s decision of his disqualification in Toshakhana case, Oslamabad’s ARY News reported.

Pakistan’s ECP had disqualified Khan in the Toshakhana reference, stating that he had given an incorrect declaration and had committed corrupt practices by making “false statements.” In an attempt to appeal against the decision of ECP, Imran’s lawyer, Barrister Ali Zafar, filed a writ petition before the IHC. In the petition, the lawyer stated that the ruling was declared “against the settled principles of law” on Article 63. The attorney appealed to the court to declare the ECP’s order “misconceived”.

The case was heard by Pakistan’s IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah. The latter rejected Imran Khan’s plea to immediately suspend the ECP’s decision. He ordered the PTI chairman to clear the reservations raised on the plea within three days, according to the report. Khan had named the ECP secretary, NA speaker, and secretary respondents in his plea. The court ruling did not overturn the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan’s disqualification in the Toshakhana reference under Article 63(1)(p).