ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has trashed the petitions seeking disqualification of federal minister for information Fawad Chaudhry and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari.
During the hearing, IHC Chief Justice (CJ) Athar Minallah remarked that the political parties should better resolve their issues outside the court. How can a judge disqualify any representative who has been elected through the votes of over two lakhs people, he expressed.
Ruling PTI’s Khurram Sher Zaman and Usman Dar had filed a petition in January 2019, challenging the appointment of Zardari as MNA alleging that the former president is not Sadiq and Ameen as he did not mention his New York flat in the nomination forms submitted in 2018.
Similarly, Fawad’s appointment as MNA was challenged by TV anchor Sami Ibrahim, who alleged that the federal minister failed to mention his properties in Lahore and Jhelum in the 2018 nomination papers.
Earlier, IHC had conducted hearing on filed petitions seeking disqualification of Fawad Chaudhry and former president Asif Ali Zardari.
During the proceedings, IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah remarked that even if the petition gets accepted, it can be nullified by the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP).
He further asked, “Why should this court conduct hearing upon these petitions.”
Politicians should avoid fighting their political battles in court, said Athar Minallah.
