The Election Commission of Pakistan ruled Imran Khan could not hold office for five years, accusing him of unlawfully selling state gifts and concealing assets
Pakistan’s Election Commission Disqualifies Imran Khan, As Ex-PM’s Supporters Urged To Protest
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a lawyers convention in Lahore on Sept. 21, 2022.ISLAMABAD — 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. The move is likely to deepen lingering political turmoil in the impoverished country.
Fawad Chaudhry told reporters that the Election Commission of Pakistan announced the much-awaited verdict in the capital, Islamabad. Chaudhry condemned the move. According to legal experts, Khan will lose his seat in the National Assembly under the verdict. Balkh Ser Khosa, a prominent lawyer, said Khan was disqualified from holding public office by the Election Commission of Pakistan because he unlawfully sold state gifts given to him by other countries when he was in the power. He said Khan also hid the profits he earned from selling those gifts from tax authorities.
The latest move comes days before Khan was expected to announce his much-awaited march on Islamabad to force the government of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to hold snap elections.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.Since his ouster, Khan has claimed that his government was toppled by Sharif under a U.S. plot.
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