ISLAMABAD: The legal wing of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is reported to have given its opinion to the Regional Election Commissioner Kurram, NA-45, declaring Chairman PTI Imran Khan eligible for contesting by-elections.
The ECP had convened consultative meeting to discuss the eligibility of Chairman Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf Imran Khan for contesting NA-45 by-election following his disqualification in Toshakhana reference.
The ECP legal wing’s opinion came a day after Islamabad High Court on Monday passed observations that the disqualification verdict given against PTI Chairman Imran Khan in Toshakhana reference was restricted to the NA seat he was notified for as winner in 2018 elections, and it didn’t bar him from contesting any new polls.
During the proceedings on Monday, the IHC asked the law under which Imran Khan was declared disqualified by the ECP, on which Barrister Ali Zafar said the verdict was given under article 63-1-P. On this occasion, Chief Justice Athar Minallah passed remarks that the disqualification was restricted to the seat on which he was notified as winner in 2018 (Mianwali).
Just a day after IHC proceedings, he ECP legal wing met and declared Imran Khan as eligible to contest by-polls being in Kurram, scheduled to be held on October 30.
