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The Election Commission will pronounce the verdict on PTI's foreign funding case at 10 am tomorrow.

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 Monday 01 August 2022  Election Commission of Pakistan building. - Facebook/File The decision was pronounced by a three-member bench. A judgment was reserved for June 21. The case was sparked by Akbar S. Babar in 2014. ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said on Monday that the verdict in the PTI foreign funding case – which was reserved for June 21 – will be pronounced tomorrow (Tuesday) at 10 am. The Election Commission today released the cause list of the prohibited funding case. According to the cause list, the decision will be pronounced by a three-member bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja. The decision to announce the verdict comes after the Financial Times revealed that PTI had received funding from Wootton Cricket Club, owned by Abraaj founder Arif Naqvi. Funds were raised through a charity match and an Arab personality also raised a large sum. The FT report provided ammunition to the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), and they