ISLAMABAD – PML-N government and allied parties filed a reference with theECP seeking the disqualification of ousted PM Imran Khan.
Reports in local media said PML-N lawmakers Barrister Mohsin Nawaz Ranjhamoved the reference to Chief Election Commissioner Sikander Sultan Raja,maintaining that the PTI chief is no more Sadiq and Amin as he failed todeclare the gifts received in Toshakhana.
National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf will also send Toshakhanareference against the former PM to the electoral watchdog today.
The multi-party alliance continued efforts to corner the Imran Khan-led PTIsince the ECP ruled that PTI had received prohibited funding from a numberof foreign donors.
Interestingly, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has withdrawn a reference filedwith Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) against Chief Election Commissioner(CEC) Sikandar Raja Sultan, to ‘highlight further legal aspects’.
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Last year, the Toshakhana case surfaced after an independent and autonomousenforcement body, accepted an application on the matter and directed theCabinet Division to provide information about the gifts received by formerPM Imran Khan from foreign dignitaries.
Cabinet Division however challenged the PIC order, claiming that it wasillegal. The ousted government had taken the position that the disclosureof any information related to Toshakhana will disrupt Pakistan’s relationswith friendly nations.
