ECP disqualifies PTI chairman for five years, slaps fine

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission has disqualified the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman for a period of five years under Article 63(h), which bars anyone who has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude from being a member of parliament.

According to the ECP notification, the PTI chairman, who was also a member of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-45, Kurram-1, has been disqualified as a member of the National Assembly under Article 63(h).

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Additionally, the PTI chairman has been sentenced to three years in prison and fined Rs0.3 million.

The disqualification of the PTI chief is a major blow to the party leadership and its supporters, who had hoped to challenge the PML-N in the next general election expected in 2023.

Under Pakistani laws, a convicted person cannot run for public office for a period defined by the ECP, which could be up to a maximum of five years.