ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court of Pakistan has turned down Khawaja Asif’splea to suspend the verdict of Islamabad High Court disqualifying him frombecoming a Member of Parliament.
In the first hearing of the plea, SC bench led by Justice Umar Ata Bandialdismissed the plea and adjourned the hearing for two weeks.
Islamabad High Court had disqualified Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif fromthe parliament under Article 62 (1) (f).
Foreign minister Khawaja Asif had challenged the decision of Islamabad HighCourt (IHC) regarding his disqualification over iqama in Supreme Court (SC).