ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday imposed a fine of Rs50,000 on federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda over his unending quest for adjournments in the dual nationality case against him and instructed him to appear in person before it on Feb 24, the next date of hearing in the case.
The ECP expressed displeasure over the continued absence of the minister from hearings and fined him when Mr Vawda’s lawyer failed to turn up and his associate sought an adjournment, without presenting the paper of attorney (wakalatnama).
The plea for Mr Vawda’s disqualification as a member of the National Assembly on the grounds that he possessed the US citizenship at the time of his election was taken up for hearing by a five-member bench of the ECP, headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja.
Disqualification case: Election Commission imposes Rs50,000 fine on Faisal Vawda
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Federal Minister Faisal Vawda.
The ECP is hearing a petition seeking the federal minister s disqualification due to his dual nationality.
CEC says if Faisal Vawda fails to respond on the next haring, the ECP will itself approach the US Consulate for details.
ECP member Altaf Ibrahim Qureshi says the minister s lawyer should have managed his time with the court.
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday imposed a fine of Rs50,000 on Federal Minister Faisal Vawda on seeking adjournments again and again in the disqualification case, directing him to appear in-person on the next hearing.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has imposed a fine of Rs. 50,000 on the Federal Minister for Water Resources, Muhammad Faisal Vawda, over the