ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President MaryamNawaz submitted on Tuesday a written reply to the Election Commission ofPakistan (ECP) in a case pertaining to her disqualification as PML-Nvice-president.
The petition was heard by a three-member bench headed by the Chief ElectionCommissioner Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan. In her reply, Maryam wrote there isno restriction in the Constitution and the Election Act barring a convictedperson from holding a party post.
The PML – N leader further said that these laws were made duringdictatorships to bar the nomination of the public representatives. Theparliament had eliminated this clause in Election Act 2017, Maryam added.
The hearing has been adjourned till July 4, local media reported.
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On May 9, PTI lawmakers Barrister Malika Bukhari, Farrukh Habib, KanwalShauzab and Javeria Zafar had challenged Maryam’s appointment, saying thather appointment as a PML-N vice-president is in contradiction with theconstitution and law of the land.
The petition also stated that the PML-N leader has been declareddisqualified for any political or public office. PML-N President ShehbazSharif approved the appointment of Maryam as one of the party’svice-presidents on May 3. The party head also appointed his son HamzaShehbaz as one of the vice presidents of PML-N.