A larger bench will hear the petition filed by Tyrian White. On February 9, the IHC will resume hearing the disqualification petition filed against the PTI chief.

ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, is being accused of hiding his daughter Tyrian White. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday agreed to convene a larger bench to hear the case.
The petitioner, Muhammad Sajid, had said in his submission that even while the former premier had refuted claims that he had a daughter, he now shuns comment “because he knows that there is proof against him.”
According to the application, the PTI leader should be disqualified from his position under Article 62(i)(f) because of his concealment of the claimed daughter.
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On Wednesday, Imran responded to the application (yesterday).
The court noted that Imran’s main argument throughout today’s proceedings, which were presided over by IHC Chief Justice Amir Farooq, was that he was no longer a member of the public.
The petitioner had contested Imran’s oath from last year, the high court further stated.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has been contacted by the court for clarification on the subject, and a copy of the notification identifying Imran has also been requested.
The court further noted that reservations about the bench’s makeup had been voiced by Imran’s legal team.
Abuzar Salman Khan, Imran’s attorney, retorted, “You are a brilliant judge,” adding, “We have merely put some information forth.”
The chief justice explained that, although he had not done so for personal reasons, he had previously declined to hear a similar plea in 2018.
Nevertheless, the judge granted the PTI attorney’s motion and mandated the formation of a larger bench for the February 9 hearing.
It should be mentioned that petitioner Abdul Wahab Baloch argued that the PTI chairman should be removed from office in accordance with Article 62(i)(f) of the Constitution since he provided false information in his nomination papers and is no longer “Sadiq and Ameen” in 2018.
At the time, the petitioner was running for office in the most recent general election as a member of the Pakistan Justice and Democratic Party. Baloch then became a member of the PTI and petitioned to have the case dismissed in February 2019.
Later, the IHC ruled that the petition asking for the expulsion of Imran, the country’s then-prime minister, was inadmissible.