*LAHORE: A petition seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Imran Khanas member of the National Assembly was referred to the Lahore High Court(LHC) chief justice after Justice Shahid Waheed refused to hear the case.*
A two-member bench comprising Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh and JusticeShahid Waheed was hearing the petition seeking the premier’sdisqualification for not being “sadiq and amen” under the Article 62 and 63of the Constitution.
As the hearing began, Justice Waheed declined to proceed with the caseafter which it was referred to the LHC chief justice to fix it beforeanother for hearing.
The Pakistan Justice and Democratic Party’s Mudassar Chaudhry hadchallenged the election of PM Khan from NA-131 accusing him of concealingmandatory details about his sons and alleged daughter in the nominationpapers.
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Under Section 60(2)(d) of Election Act, 2017, a candidate is required tosubmit a statement of assets and liabilities and of his spouse anddependent children, he stated. However, he added, Imran Khan failed todisclose these details, including those of “daughter” Tyrian White.
The petitioner contended that Khan is not qualified to hold office underArticle 62(1)(d), (e) and (f) and Article 63 (1) (o) & (p) of theConstitution and pleaded that he be disqualified as an MNA.
