ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday ordered PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s lawyer to submit response by January 19 regarding the maintainability of petition seeking to disqualify him for concealing information about his alleged daughter Tyrian Jade White.
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The IHC had earlier issued a pre-admission notice to Imran Khan, election commission, and the federal government.
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IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq conducted hearing on the petition of a citizen named Muhammad Sajid who alleged that “Imran Khan provided wrong information while submitting the nomination papers, Imran Khan told about his two children and concealed the details of one.”
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During the course of proceedings today, both Salman Akram Raja Advocate appeared before the court on behalf of Imran Khan and the counsel for Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) expressed same opinions that petitions like these had already been dismissed at various forums including High Courts.
Imran Khan’s lawyers – Salman Abuzar Niazi and Azhar Siddique Advocate – also appeared before the court, and sought time from the court to submit their reply.
The court granted time for submitting the reply and adjourned the hearing till January 19.
