Lahore High Court had suspended proceedings before Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against Aleem Khan of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on a complaint of National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. Justice Ayesha A. Malik issued stay order on petition of Aleem Khan and sought reply from the ECP by May 17.
The petitioner’s counsel argued that Sardar Ayaz Sadiq had filed a complaint before the ECP alleging that Aleem Khan submitted fake affidavits before an election tribunal in a case regarding by-election held in NA-122, Lahore.
He said that the ECP without investigating the matter started proceedings on the complaint. The counsel asked the court to set aside the proceedings of the ECP on the complaint of the speaker national assembly for being unlawful.