ISLAMABAD: A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar and including Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Faisal Arab has resumed hearing the disqualification case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan today.
Continuing with his arguments, Sheikh argued “how can someone who submitted a false certificate be considered sadiq [honest] and amin [truthful].
Justice Bandial observed that the receipt of prohibited funds has to be established first. The chief justice remarked that the Election Commission of Pakistan is responsible for determining whether the prohibited funds were acquired by the PTI.
In response, Sheikh contended that the ECP has no say in this matter, and that if a commission [by the ECP] is formed, it should be asked to completely probe the matter.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi’s had petitioned to the apex court that Imran should be disqualified for concealing his assets and the ‘foreign funding’ of his party.
Justice Bandial observed that the PTI’s agent [in the US] has given a sworn statement claiming that no prohibited funds were received. In such a case, how can the party chief be held responsible?
Imran Khan does not acknowledge the jurisdiction of the ECP, argued Sheikh.
The chief justice observed that the court will determine the powers of the ECP to investigate the case.
During Tuesday’s proceedings, the chief justice observed that prohibited funds can be confiscated but there can be no disqualification over the matter as per the law.
Similarly, he stated that in the Representation of Peoples Act, there is nothing documented regarding the consequences of filing a false declaration of party assets.
The bench observed this following claims made by PML-N leader’s legal counsel that the PTI received funds from prohibited sources and thus its chief should be disqualified for not being ‘sadiq’ and ‘amin’ as he hid the true sources of party funds.
Abbasi’s counsel, Akram Sheikh, will continue his arguments today.
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