PTI moves disqualification petition against Zardari in IHC
PTI approaches IHC after SC registar raises objections on earlier petitionISLAMABAD : The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday ramped up pressure on the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and filed a disqualification petition against the party’s co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, reported Express News. The petition was filed by PTI leader Khurram Sher Zaman and Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar. Zardari urges political parties to help oust Imran’s govtOn January 21, Zaman and Dar had filed two petitions in the Supreme Court (SC) seeking Zardari’s disqualification under Article 62(f)(i) of the Constitution. The petition filed earlier argued that the former president omitted details pertaining to ownership of an apartment in New York City, United States, in the nomination papers filed ahead of the July 25 general elections. Zardari, Talpur interim bail extended in money laundering caseOn January 10, the ruling party retracted a petition filed before the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) seeking Zardari’s disqualification.
Source: The Express Tribune January 28, 2019 10:30 UTC
