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.
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January 21, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja said in the Faisal Vawda disqualification case that no matter how big someone was, they would decide the cases on merit.
The hearing of the case of disqualification of Faisal Vawda on dual citizenship was held under the chairmanship of Chief Election Commissioner here.
The petitioner’s counsel said if Faisal Vawda was a big man and he could not be asked, the returning officer should be asked to explain why he accepted the nomination papers despite having dual citizenship.
To this, the CEC remarked that no matter how big someone was, it had no effect on the Election Commission, the Commission would decide on merit, no one would be affected. He added that Vawda had written N/A in the dual citizenship box while submitting nomination papers.
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January 21, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja has said in the Faisal Vawda disqualification case that no matter how big someone was, they would decide the cases on merit. The hearing of the case of disqualification of Faisal Vawda on dual citizenship was held under the chairmanship of chief election commissioner here.
The petitioner’s counsel said if Faisal Vawda was a big man and he could not be asked, the returning officer should be asked to explain why he accepted the nomination papers despite having dual citizenship.
To this, the CEC remarked that no matter how big someone was, it had no effect on the Election Commission, the Commission would decide on merit, no one would be affected. He added that Vawda had written N/A in the dual citizenship box while submitting nomination papers.