Pakistan sets a 5-year ban on former Prime Minister Imran Khan holding office HEAD TOPICS
Pakistan sets a 5-year ban on former Prime Minister Imran Khan holding office
10/22/2022 5:30:00 AM Khan was disqualified after an election panel found he unlawfully sold state gifts and concealed assets as premier officials said He was ousted in a no-confidence vote in the parliament in April
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The announcement by the elections commission comes as Imran Khan, who was ousted in a no-confidence vote in Parliament in April, has been rallying supporters against the new government and calling for early elections. Khan was disqualified after an election panel found he unlawfully sold state gifts and concealed assets as premier officials said He was ousted in a no-confidence vote in the parliament in April ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's elections commission on Friday disqualified former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding public office for five years, after finding he had unlawfully sold state gifts and concealed assets as premier, officials said.ousted in a no-confidence vote Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan, who is not related to the former premier, hailed the decision and said that Imran Khan would now be tried in a court of law. Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar said the commission's disqualification would last for five years and that the body had also recommended that Khan be tried on charges of concealing assets. Read more:
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Read more >> Imran Khan disqualified from holding office for five years, Pakistan's election commission rules CNNPakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan will be disqualified from holding political office for five years, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) recommended on Friday, a move likely to further inflame political tensions in the country. Our army Cheif included in this case Civil War about to start in nuclear state. It's generally Bajwa decision not by election commission and everyone know this .... Pakistan's election commission bars ex-PM Khan from officeISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s elections commission on Friday disqualified former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding public office for five years, accusing him of unlawfully selling state gifts and concealing assets, his spokesman and officials said. This case is out of election commission domain. 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Former Pakistan leader Imran Khan disqualified from holding officePakistan’s elections commission has disqualified former PM Khan from holding public office for five years, accusing him of unlawfully selling state gifts and concealing assets, his spokesman and officials say. Decision is temporary and will be reversed That is legendary actor Chris Cooper dont lie to me NBC Technically it is a good decision by ECP and yes, ImranKhan is found guilty of corrupt practices as per Election Commission of Pakistan. Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Ex-Leader, Is Barred From OfficePakistan’s election body on Friday disqualified Imran Khan from keeping his Parliament seat, in a major escalation of the political showdown between the country’s ruling establishment and its former leader. Corrupt elite All nation is with ImranKhanPTI USD/JPY: The door towards April 1990 high at 159.90 is open – DBS BankJPY depreciated for the 11th session by 0.4% to 149.90 per USD, its weakest level since 1990. Economists at DBS Bank believe that the USD/JPY pair cou / AP Imran Khan speaks during a news conference in Islamabad on April 23.Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan will be disqualified from holding political office for five years, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) ruled on Friday, a move likely to further inflame political tensions in the country.2 Indian laborers killed in Kashmir grenade attack Dozens of Khan’s supporters were seen chanting slogans against the government and authorities at the Election Commission Friday.According to legal experts, Khan will lose his seat in the National Assembly under the verdict of the Election Commission. Pakistan's elections commission on Friday disqualified the former prime minister from holding public office for five years. ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's elections commission on Friday disqualified former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding public office for five years, after finding he had unlawfully sold state gifts and concealed assets as premier, officials said.” The commission said its decision was based on the grounds that Khan had “made false statements” regarding the declaration of the sale of gifts sent to him by the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Dubai while in office – an offense that is illegal under the country’s constitution. The move is likely to deepen lingering political turmoil in the impoverished Islamic country struggling with a spiraling economy, food shortages and the aftermath of unprecedented floods this summer that killed 1,725 people, displaced hundreds of thousands and triggered a surge in malaria and other flood-related disease. Khan’s hundreds of supporters briefly clashed with police in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. The announcement by the commission comes as Khan, who was ousted in a no-confidence vote in the parliament in April, has been rallying supporters against the new government and calling for early elections. Paramilitary troops have been deployed across the city and the Red Zone, which encases major government buildings, including the election commission, has been mostly sealed off to traffic. Dozens of angry Khan supporters gathered Friday outside the commission headquarters in the capital, Islamabad, chanting slogans against its decision. According to legal experts, the verdict of the election commission will cost Khan his seat in the National Assembly, which is the lower house of the Parliament and also bars him from holding public office for five years. Security forces and paramilitary troops cordoned off the compound, blocking the crowd from getting inside.” PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry said Friday this was the “beginning of a revolution” and called for supporters to “come out of their homes and take to the streets to uphold the constitution. Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar confirmed that the commission found Khan guilty of the charges. Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan, who is not related to the former premier, hailed the decision and said that Imran Khan would now be tried in a court of law. Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar said the commission's disqualification would last for five years and that the body had also recommended that Khan be tried on charges of concealing assets. CNN has reached out to Khan’s lawyer for comment. "You have never earned so much money in your whole life than you did by selling the gifts given to you" by heads of foreign countries, the interior minister said, addressing Khan. Sharif’s coalition government petitioned the Election Commission, seeking action against Khan on charges that he unlawfully sold state gifts that he had received from heads of other states when he was in the power. Officials and legal experts said Friday's decision meant Khan would automatically lose his seat in the National Assembly. The Pakistan Democratic Movement political party, which is part of the country’s ruling coalition that ousted Khan from power, had pushed for the commission’s investigation. Under Pakistani law, the commission has the authority to disqualify politicians from office but is separate from the judiciary. Khan cannot appeal the commission's decision except in court. He has repeatedly claimed that his removal from office was the result of a US-led conspiracy against him. plot. Khan's lawyers have denied the allegations against him A senior leader in Khan's Tehreek-e-Insaf party, Fawad Chaudhry, condemned the decision and urged Khan's supporters to rally in the streets. He said there was no ban on Khan from leading his party. His claims have struck a chord with a young population in a country where anger and disillusionment with the political and military establishment is being fueled by a rising cost-of-living crisis and anti-American sentiment is common. Khan's lawyers have denied the allegations against him, saying he"bought back" the gifts from the state and later sold some of them lawfully.” Khan came to power by winning the 2018 vote and has demanded snap elections. Another senior party leader, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, said that their legal team would challenge the commission's decision. His enduring popularity has translated to recent provincial election victories for his party and he has repeatedly called for a new parliamentary vote at mass rallies held since his ouster. Earlier Friday, Balkh Ser Khosa, a prominent lawyer, said the disqualification happened because Khan unlawfully sold state gifts given to him by other countries when he was in power. Khosa also said Khan hid the profits he earned from those sales from tax authorities.. Qamar Javed Bajwa. Elsewhere, hundreds of Khan supporters blocked a key road in the northwestern city of Peshawar, disrupting traffic. There were also small rallies in the port city of Karachi and in other places. The government deploys security forces in the capital In Rawalpindi, Khan's supporters briefly clashed with police but dispersed when security forces swung batons and fired tear gas, according to local media reports. Faiz Hameed, the director-general of the Inter-Services Intelligence. The government deployed additional security forces in Islamabad to maintain law and order. The developments came days before Khan was expected to announce another march on Islamabad to force the government of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to hold snap elections. After his ouster, Khan led a march on Islamabad in May but called off the rally after violence erupted and his supporters clashed with police. AP NEWS. He has since been promising to hold the final round of his political fight in Islamabad. The commission's decision followed a petition from Sharif's coalition government, seeking action against Khan over allegations that he unlawfully sold state gifts he had received from heads of other states when he was in power. Such gifting is not uncommon in many countries but while in Pakistan, leaders are allowed to buy back the gifts, they are not usually sold. If they are sold, individuals have to declare that as income. Khan has claimed that his government was toppled by Sharif under a U.S. plot — claims that both the premier and Washington have denied. Sharif's government has also rejected Khan's demand for early elections, saying the vote will be held as scheduled, next year. Sharif tweeted later Friday that no one was above the law. Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Twitter that Khan,"who would spread lies about alleged corruption of his political opponents has been caught red-handed." Khan, who came to power after the 2018 elections, initially enjoyed excellent ties with army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa. The military has directly ruled Pakistan for more than half of its 75 years. Later, Khan openly resisted the appointment by Bajwa of a new spy chief to replace Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, a Khan favorite. Bajwa eventually removed Hameed, which caused a rift between Khan and Bajwa that eventually led to the prime minister's ouster. Copyright 2022 NPR. 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