The Islamabad High Court has reserved its decision regarding whether the petition to disqualify Imran Khan in the Terian case is admissible or rejected.
According to Express News, a petition was heard in the Islamabad High Court regarding the allegation of PTI Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan not revealing his daughter named Teriyan. Petitioner Muhammad Sajid’s lawyer Hamid Ali Shah appeared before the court.
The petitioner said that Imran Khan did not reveal the name of his daughter in the affidavit given to the Election Commission, the public office holder said that Imran cannot remain as the party chief, Imran Khan did not answer the facts mentioned in the petition. Given that they are admitted, all the facts for Imran Khan’s disqualification are listed in the petition.
The Chief Justice of the High Court said that according to the record so far, Imran Khan neither denied nor admitted anything, so far the court is hearing this petition regarding admissibility.
In the court, the lawyer read the affidavit submitted on behalf of Imran Khan and said that Imran Khan mentioned Bushra Bibi, Qasim Khan and Salman Khan in the affidavit, Imran Khan said that two sons live with their mother and they Not financially dependent, Tarian is not yet married and is still dependent under Islamic law.
Petitioner’s lawyer Hamid Ali Shah referred to Islamic law and said that all fatwas say that the daughter will be under the custody of the father, the petitioner Muhammad Sajid is a Pakistani citizen like other citizens.
On this sentence, the Chief Justice remarked with a smile that he is a patriotic Pakistani.
The lawyer said that according to court decisions, if a person gives a false affidavit, he is disqualified under 62 1F. The court inquired that if the court reaches the point that this affidavit was wrong, then what will happen? Lawyer Hamid Ali Shah said that then he will be disqualified from being a member of the assembly and being the party head.
The lawyer said that the front party said that we have written the DNA in the petition although we have not written it.
The court inquired that what is the position of the Election Commission in this regard? On this, the lawyer of the Election Commission said that in the past, such applications have been dismissed due to lack of evidence.
The Chief Justice said that we have heard this request only to the extent of admissibility, if it is admissible, the case will go ahead and if not, the case should end.
Later, the decision regarding whether the disqualification case against Imran Khan is admissible or not was reserved.
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