Abbasi provides Imran’s tax documents to SC in disqualification case

ISLAMABAD: In the ongoing disqualification case against PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan in the Supreme Court (SC), petitioner and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi on Saturday submitted additional documents in an effort to prove that Khan misrepresented his financial details in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

Abbasi, while asking that Khan be disqualified under Article 62 (1)(f), submitted copies of Khan’s tax returns in court.

The documents have been submitted to prove that the defendant has neither mentioned his London flat nor the loan procured from his ex-wife Jemima Goldsmith in the statements of assets and liabilities from 2004 onward submitted to the ECP.

A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar will resume hearing the case on Tuesday, September 26.

During the previous hearing on September 12, the court had observed that a discrepancy existed between documents submitted by the PTI chairman before the court.

Moreover, the court also observed that the PTI chairman had submitted unverified copies of documents. The court had also sought the missing details of funds sent by Jemima to buy the Bani Gala property.

The previous hearing regarding the case was held on August 3, following which the hearing into the case was postponed until further notice.

The petition, filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi, is being heard by a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar and includes Justice Faisal Arab and Justice Umar Ata Bandial.

The petition seeks disqualification of PTI chief Imran Khan and Secretary General Jahangir Tareen for non-disclosure of assets, ownership of offshore companies and for the party being a foreign-funded party.

During the August 3 hearing, the bench had yet again summoned a copy of Imran Khan’s passport for validating the claims of   ‘non-resident’ status.

Meanwhile, Abbasi’s legal counsel, Akram Sheikh also pointed out that it was crucial to bring forth before the court the source of funds utilised for party funding.