ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday dismissed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) plea to stop the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from launching a probe into the foreign funding case filed by its PTI leader Akbar Babar.
IHC Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani announced the verdict. The PTI had filed the petition saying that it could not disclose its bank account details to an institution which had become a party ‘against it.’
A five-member bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) retired Justice Sardar Raza Mohammad Khan will hear the foreign funding case on February 7.
Babar filed a petition with the ECP seeking the disqualification of the PTI Chairman Imran Khan for allegedly obtaining funds from illegal sources.
He said that the PTI chief obtained funds worth $3 million via illegal channels from the Middle East.
