Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday disqualified Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in Toshakhana case. A four-member bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja announced the unanimous decision, in which the PTI chairman has been disqualified for a span of five years. In the decision announced by ECP, it has been said that Imran Khan is no longer a member of the National Assembly. The response submitted by Imran Khan was not correct. Imran Khan has been involved in corrupt practices. The electoral watchdog declared Imran Khan's National Assembly seat as vacant. ECP further added that Imran Khan is no longer & Sadiq and Amin & and legal action should be initiated against him.

The case It should be noted that National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf sent a reference to the Election Commission for the disqualification of Imran Khan pertaining to the Toshakhana case in early August. In the reference, it was said that Imran Khan did not mention the gifts taken from Toshakhana and the amount received from the sale of these gifts in his assets. Earlier in April, the former prime minister while talking about the aforementioned during an informal media interaction said that these were his gifts and it was his choice whether to keep them or not.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-INP