ISLAMABAD – Former Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan may bedisqualified from the Provincial Assembly seat.
His act of not taking oath has been challenged in the Lahore High CourtRawalpindi Bench.
Chaudhry Nisar won in the July 25, 2018 National Election from PP 10 but isnot taking the oath of office from Rawalpindi from the provincial seatconstituency PP10.
The constitutional petition urges the elected member to take immediate oathto represent the constituency and if the elected member refuses to take theoath despite constitutional responsibility, the seat should be vacated andthe Election Commission be ordered to hold fresh elections.
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The petition has been filed by the constituency voter Raja Naseer Ahmed.The preliminary hearing of the petition will be held on Thursday, September19.
