The ECP reserved its order on April 6 and is expected to announce it within the next few days. AFP/File
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) Scrutiny Committee, constituted in March 2018 to scrutinise the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) accounts within a month, met on Thursday for the first time after the ECP reserved its judgement on a complaint challenging the panel’s decision to keep the party’s financial documents secret.
The ECP reserved its order on April 6 and is expected to announce it within the next few days. The order is expected to have a major impact on the scrutiny process and the course of the PTI’s foreign funding case pending before the commission since November 2014.
Judgment reserved on complaint filed against ECP scrutiny committee
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April 7, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday reserved its judgment on the complaint filed by the petitioner of the PTI Foreign Funding Case Akbar S Babar against the ECP Scrutiny Committee’s order to keep the PTI financial documents secret.
These documents include the mostly secret 23 PTI bank statements, ultimately revealed on the instructions of the State Bank of Pakistan, which was asked to do so by the Election Commission. It is understood that the order may have consequences on the long pending foreign funding case filed back in November 2014.
Judgment reserved on complaint against ECP body
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April 7, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday reserved its judgment on the complaint filed by the petitioner of the PTI Foreign Funding Case Akbar S Babar against the ECP Scrutiny Committee’s order to keep the PTI financial documents secret. These documents include the mostly secret 23 PTI bank statements, ultimately revealed on the instructions of the State Bank of Pakistan, which was asked to do so by the Election Commission. It is understood that the order may have consequences on the long pending foreign funding case filed back in November 2014. In its order of February 9, 2021, the Scrutiny Committee had contended that besides other reasons, the documents could not be shared with the petitioner as the respondent (PTI) objects to it.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday reserved its judgement on a plea against its scrutiny committee’s order to keep the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) financial documents secret. Photo courtesy Radio Pak/File
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday reserved its judgement on a plea against its scrutiny committee’s order to keep the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) financial documents secret.
These documents include the mostly secret 23 PTI bank statements revealed on the instructions of the State Bank of Pakistan. The order may have significant consequences for the long pending foreign funding case filed by PTI’s founding member and petitioner Akbar S. Babar in November 2014.
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