Imran Khan has submitted his response to the disqualification plea that was made against him by the state of Pakistan. According to Imran Khan, the state’s petition against him for not giving data about his purported daughter is “not maintainable.”
ISLAMABAD: The chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, responded to the disqualification claim made against the former prime minister for failing to provide information about his putative daughter Tyrian Jade White in the nomination papers on Wednesday.
The PTI leader argued in his response, which was sent through Salman Akram Raja, that the Islamabad High Court (IHC), which has constitutional authority, could not review any affidavits he had issued because he had already resigned from the National Assembly.
Imran claimed in his preliminary objections to the writ petition that IHC could not continue with the case because he had already ceased to be a National Assembly member.
In the course of a trial before a competent forum, such an examination necessitates the introduction of evidence, questioning, and cross-examining of witnesses. In his response, Imran raised preliminary objections on the petition challenging his disqualification. “Reference is made in this regard to the judgement of the Honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan reported as Allah Dino Khan Bhayo Vs Election Commission of Pakistan & Others (PLD 2020 SC591),” Imran said.
The response went on to say that the same problem had been raised in the Abdul Wahab Baloch case, in which four justices of the IHC, including the current Chief Justice Aamer Farooq, had recused themselves from hearing the case.
It is established law that a judge cannot hear the same case again if they previously thought it was wrong to do so for personal reasons. The earlier recusal has been brought to this Honorable Court’s attention by the petitioner. Imran Khan claimed that actions must be taken in accordance with the notion that justice and due process must not only be followed, but also be shown to have been followed.
The ex-premier added that the preliminary objections presented in the petition “may kindly be decided at the outset” and that the petition “is not maintainable and is liable to be dismissed instantly” in his response.
Tomorrow, the IHC will pick back up with the case (Thursday).
Imran, the then-premier, was sued in 2018 for failing to list Tyrian White as his daughter in his nomination paperwork.
The petitioner had argued that the PTI chairman should be removed from office in accordance with Article 62(i)(f) of the Constitution since he gave false information in his nomination papers and is no longer Sadiq and Ameen.
