PTI s Faisal Vawda casts his vote in the Senate election on Wednesday ahead of his lawyer submitting the PTI leader s resignation in the Islamabad High Court. Photo courtesy Anaya Khan Twitter
ISLAMABAD: On the day federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda was elected senator and resigned from the National Assembly to avoid ‘imminent disqualification’, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) held him apparently responsible for submitting a false affidavit regarding his nationality and directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to proceed against him under Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution that deals with disqualification.
Justice Aamer Farooq, disposing of a petition seeking disqualification of Mr Vawda, held that if the ECP found Mr Vawda’s affidavit false, he might face disqualification under Article 62(1)(f) and criminal proceedings under the Pakistan Penal Code.