ISLAMABAD – Supreme Court will announce decision tomorrow on a petitionseeking disqualification of Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed.
The litigation headed by Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, also compromisingJustice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah will announce thedecision after it was adjourned on March 20, 2018.link#_>
The petition comes from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s Shakeel Awan who hadlost to Sheikh Rasheed during the 2013 elections, alleging the AML chiefsubmitted false declaration of his assets in his nomination papers onintention.
On the other hand, Rasheed’s counsel has vindicated that his client did notconceal anything and accepted that his client had owned the mistake invaluing his assets.
Justice Qazi Faez Isa mentioned that the petitioner has pressed for thedisqualification of the lawmaker despite whatever the error may be.
Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed rose that the concerns lies whether a lawmakerstood disqualified owing to an error while filling out the nominationpapers or his/her assets.