APakistani court rejected a request by former premier Imran Khan to immediately suspend a decision by the Election Commission to disqualify him as a l.
Pakistan’s former minister Imran Khan is not barred from contesting elections, a local court has observed while dismissing his petition to grant a stay order against the Election Commission’s (EC) decision to disqualify him as a lawmaker for hiding his assets in the Toshakhana graft case.
The 70-year-old chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party was disqualified on Friday by the country’s electoral watchdog after he was accused of “not sharing details" of Toshakhana (treasure-house) gifts and proceeds from their sale during his time as prime minister.
Debate in Pakistan, even amid flash floods and economic turmoil, remains pinned on who should be appointed as the next Army Chief in the next snap elections, Geo Politica reported.