ISLAMABAD: Declaring Prime Minister Imran Khan’s petition in the ongoing foreign funding case as maintainable, the Supreme Court on Thursday served a notice on Akbar S. Babar, the applicant in the case. Khan’s counsel, Anwar Mansoor Khan, in his argument, said the prime minister had no objection to the scrutiny committee formed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Babar was expelled from the party before filing the case, but ECP declared he was still a member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), he said. “ECP has no right to declare Akbar S Babar as PTI member.”The court after hearing initial arguments admitted the request for the hearing and sought a response from Babar. Last week, the petition was moved on behalf of the prime minister against the ECP declaration that was upheld by the Islamabad High Court in December 2019.

Source: Pakistan Today March 18, 2021 08:37 UTC