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.
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March 11, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan will most likely hear the complaint filed by foreign funding case petitioner Akbar S Babar on March 16 about secrecy of foreign funding scrutiny of the PTI.
In this connection, a notice has been served on the complainant and petitioner of foreign funding case Akbar S. Babar to appear in person or through his lawyer Syed Ahmad Hassan Shah. Filed on Feb 24, Akbar S. Babar in his complaint had challenged the decision of the Scrutiny Committee to keep PTI financial documents before the committee secret, including the mostly concealed 23 PTI bank statements revealed on the SBP instructions.
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Tuesday submitted no details to the scrutiny committee of the Election Commission about the funds received by its four employees, including a central office.