ISLAMABAD – Former foreign minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday submitted awritten reply in the case challenging his disqualification in the top court.
In his reply, Asif argued that there was no constitutional bar onemployment of members of the National Assembly (NA). “NA members can beemployed otherwise despite their duties to the House,” adding that themajor part of his income comes from private business.
“Listing business as an occupation is not wrong,” he said.
The reply further stated that no transaction had been made from KhawajaAsif’s bank account in Dubai. “Non-declaration of closed account is notunlawful,” he added.
He said that he had mistakenly concealed the Dubai bank account details.
On April 27, the IHC disqualified Khawaja Asif under Article 62 (1) (f) ofthe constitution.
A three-member bench, headed by Justice Athar Minallah, had reservedverdict on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Usman Dar’s plea on April10.