Lagatar24 Desk
Islamabad, Oct 21: Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was disqualified for five years by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday for making a false statement in the Toshakhana issue.
At the ECP Secretariat in Islamabad, a four-person bench presided over by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja delivered the decision.
Pakistan's election commission disqualified former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding public office over charges of unlawfully selling state gifts received from heads of other nations & foreign dignitaries: Reuters reported citing local media pic.twitter.com/6zIUQYggjX
— ANI (@ANI) October 21, 2022
The five-member bench reached an agreement on the matter at once. The Punjabi member, however, was absent from today’s statement.
Imran will face criminal charges for making a false declaration, according to the judgement.
