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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday dismissed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) petition against the ruling of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) regarding the prohibited funding case.
In August 2022, the election commission issued a show-cause notice to the PTI after it concluded that the party received funding from prohibited sources. The notice was later challenged in the IHC.
A larger bench of the IHC,comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq, Justice Miangul Hassan and Justice Babar Sattar, had reserved its verdict on January 11 after arguments were completed.The verdict was announced verbally.
PTI can lose its election symbol
While speaking to media, former ECP secretary Kanwar Dilshad termed the verdict “an important development” which can have several consequences for the party.
Dilshad said that PTI had approached the high court against ECP’s ruling in the prohibited funding case under sections 204 and 210 of the Election Act 2017 which allows the commission to seize funds.
When asked about the implications of the IHC verdict, Dilshad said the ECP can now withhold the assets of the party under the law.The ECP can also withdraw the election symbol issued to the PTI.
