ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of a petition seeking disqualification of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan for an indefinite time.
A single member bench, comprising Justice Aamer Farooq, heard the plea filed by a citizen Sajid. The petitioner stated that former prime minister Imran Khan had not disclosed complete information about his assts in his nomination papers submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
The court adjourned the case due to absence of the both the petitioner and his lawyer.
COURT DISPOSES OF IMRAN’S BAIL PETITION
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Tuesday disposed of the bail petition of PTI’s Chief Imran Khan after declaring it as ineffective in prohibited funding case.
Chief Justice Athar Minallah, hearing the case, remarked that the court of Justice Mohsin Akhter Kayani would view the jurisdiction of the trial court. The court also granted exemption from appearance to PTI’s head Imran Khan in the case.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had registered FIR against Imran Khan and others under Foreign Exchange Act.
The court observed that this case had become ineffective now after the petitioner had surrendered before the trial court.
Imran Khan’s lawyer Suleman Safdar Advocate pleaded that an identical matter was also pending with the court of Justice Mohsin Akhter Kayani. The court had also sought report from the trial court, he added.
The Additional Attorney General argued that this matter fell into the jurisdiction of special judge banking instead of special judge central. After this, the court disposed of the case. The IHC had granted previously protective bail to Imran Khan and instructed him to approach the special judge central for relief during the time.
