Pakistan election commission disqualifies former PM Imran Khan from public office

Record ID: 1694114

  • Title: Pakistan election commission disqualifies former PM Imran Khan from public office
  • Date: 11th September 2022
  • Summary: One year after the elections, on 11 May 2014, Khan alleged that the 2013 general elections were rigged in favour of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League. Khan led a rally of supporters promising Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation and investigation into alleged electoral fraud. The same month, protesters marched into the high-security Red Zone, which prompted an outbrea
  • Embargoed: 25th September 2022 13:19
  • Keywords: Imran Khan Pakistan court politics profile
  • Location: KARACHI, ISLAMABAD, LAHORE, HARIPUR, PAKISTAN / MUZAFFARABAD, PAKISTAN ADMINISTERED KASHMIR / LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM / BEIJING, CHINA / INTERNET
  • City: KARACHI, ISLAMABAD, LAHORE, HARIPUR, PAKISTAN / MUZAFFARABAD, PAKISTAN ADMINISTERED KASHMIR / LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM / BEIJING, CHINA / INTERNET
  • Country: Pakistan
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA006450811092022RP1
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  • Story Text:Pakistan's Election Commission disqualified former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday (October 21) from holding public office after its tribunal found him guilty of unlawfully selling state gifts given by foreign dignitaries and heads of state, a lawyer for Khan said.
    Khan, who has denied the charges, was accused of misusing his position to purchase and sell gifts received during state visits abroad that were worth over 140 million Pakistani rupees ($635,497.05). The tribunal will deliver a detailed ruling later in the day.
    Faisal Chaudhry, a lawyer in Khan's team, said the Election Commission tribunal had no jurisdiction in the matter and said a challenge would be lodged in the high court.
    The ruling coalition that took over from Khan after his ouster in a confidence vote earlier this year had filed the case before the election commission.
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