The PTI case is related to prohibited funding, ECP told IHC

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June 13, 2022

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Islamabad:The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has told the Islamabad High Court that the case against the PTI is not that of a "foreign-aided" party but is related to "prohibited funding".

The IHC, while dealing with the PTI's plea to restrain the commission from giving an urgent decision, noted in its judgment that the ECP representative had told the court that the electoral body could proceed against the party under sub-rule 6 of the rules. Is. . 2002 of Political Parties.

The representative had added that following the completion of the proceedings relating to prohibited funding under Rule 6, the commission will look into whether or not there was any credible evidence of prohibited funding against the PTI.

He was further told, under the court, under the court, under the court, under the court, under the court, under the court, under the court, under the court, under the court, he was born.

According to the judgment issued by Chief Justice Athar Minullah and Justice Babar Sattar of the Islamabad High Court, the commission had also told the court that the case against PTI under clause (c) of sub-section 2 of the Political Parties Rules, 2002. do not have. . The case against PTI was not related to foreign aid.

The IHC verdict further read that the PTI's counsel argued that the ECP was only hearing his client's case and that the party's political ramifications could result from its verdict.

They were noted in the court under the same cold provided independent and petty cold appeal, a commission for a level playing field for all parties.

"Prior to Tehera's nine-run, the court had considered Pati's application under the 1cup bequest note to the trust," he added.

The court order also read that the IHC has no doubt in the ECP that it will not protect the rights of any political party.

It added that no adverse order is likely to be issued by the ECP against the PTI as the commission will consider whether to issue a show cause notice to the party after completion of the proceedings.

"The ECP will issue a show cause notice only if he has reason to believe that he needs to do so."

Earlier, during the hearing of the case, Justice Minullah had remarked that if the funding is found to be prohibited under the law, the only punishment would be confiscation by the government. "Otherwise, there are no other effects." .

Separately, PTI filed a miscellaneous petition in the ECP regarding its foreign funding case pending before the commission.

The petition pleaded that the PTI case should be decided jointly with the PPP and Muslim League-N as the IHC had ruled that all the parties should be treated equally.

The party took a stand that the process of vetting PTI, PPP and Muslim League-N had started in 2018.

It further said that in 2022 there were 19 PTI case hearings out of which only two were related to PPP and Muslim League-N. "The slow pace of the PML-N case does not give the impression of equal treatment."

The ECP was asked to implement the observations of the IHC.