Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday filed a petition in the election tribunal seeking disqualification of Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif as prime minister of the country.
PTI leader Dr. Yasmeen Rashid, in the petition, stated that PM Sharif is not eligible to stay in office under Article 62 and 63 of the constitution.
The petitioner said that the prime minister had not declared his assets during the general elections 2013. Yasmeen Rashid had contested the 2013 general elections against Nawaz Sharif from Lahore National Assembly constituency NA-120.
She said that the constitution states that a person can qualify for the membership of the parliament only if he/she is of good character and is not known as someone who violates Islamic Injunctions whereas Article 62.1.e states that the parliamentarian should be sagacious, righteous and non-profligate and honest, being no declaration to the contrary by a court of law.
Talking to media, PTI leader Naeemul Haq said that the process of TORs preparation will not be completed anytime soon, and that the party is left with no other option but to approach the court.
Naeem further said that the decision to file the reference is made due to dejection over failure to prepare the ToRs. We have provided ample proofs to the Election Commission, he said. Members of the commission are not yet appointed and we expect that the parliamentary committee will complete the process of their appointment after swift consultations, he said.
