Lahore: Imran Khan’s lawyer Barrister Ali Zafar has said in the petition against the decision of disqualification in the Tosha Khana case that if the election schedule is released, Imran Khan might not be able to participate.
In the High Court, a hearing was held on the petition against the disqualification in the Tosha Khana case, in which the court issued a notice to the Election Commission. Speaking to the media after the hearing, Imran Khan’s lawyer Barrister Ali Zafar said that if the election commission’s lawyers did not come today, the court has considered it necessary to hear them.
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Barrister Ali Zafar said that the court has requested that since the elections are to be held on February 8. If the schedule is released, Imran Khan may not be able to participate in the election. We want the case to be fixed soon so that Imran Khan can also participate in this election. There is no justification for the Election Commission’s lawyer not appearing every time, if he does not appear today, another lawyer will have to appear next time.
He said that legal proceedings are conducted in the same way that the court first sees that they should also hear the case. They are not being allowed to hold rallies, they are not being allowed to join any campaign, these types of petitions are being filed in Peshawar. It is hoped that the Islamabad Supreme Court will decide on this. A petition is being filed by the party and personally for the release of Sher Afzal Marwat.
Lawyer Ali Zafar said that Imran Khan will definitely participate in the election. Today’s two cases will be decided soon and according to the law. I believe that the Election Commission of Pakistan is a constitutional institution, we should respect it and support it. The members of Election Commission are very expert people. If some of their decisions are wrong, we will answer them legally.
He said that we want clean and transparent elections. We want that there should be no delay in the election. The Election Commission should now allot us symbols according to the law. We have to respect the institutions and move forward. It is better for Pakistan and our judicial system. We have a large court system to maintain. It is hoped that the Election Commission will conduct a free and fair election.
Barrister Ali Zafar further said that the right to freedom of expression is very important. Journalism is the fourth pillar of the state, it should be independent. But the second thing is that when someone’s case is going on, one should not talk positively or negatively against him. Now, in the cipher case, a big campaign was launched on the media against the founder PTI. Forget the past that happened. Now think about the future. Elections are going to be held next.
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