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Disqualification petition: IHC reserves verdict in three PTI woman MNAs case

By Agencies
December 07, 2019

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday reserved the judgment in the case pertaining to disqualification of three PTI women members of assembly. The eligibility of 3 women MNAs including Kanwal Shauzab, Maleeka Bokhari and Tashfeen Safdar was challenged in the IHC. PML-N members of assembly had filed petition in the IHC seeking disqualification of 3 women MNAs from PTI under clause 62/1-F. During the course of hearing, the court inquired about same case in Election Tribunal seeking disqualification of the PTI MNAs elected on reserved seats. Counsel for ECP informed the court that no petition has so far filed with election tribunal seeking deseating of some members elected on reserved seat. Justice Amir Farooq of IHC reserved the judgment after hearing the arguments of both the sides. PML-N MNAs Shaista Pervez and Tahira Bokhari had challenged the eligibility of PTI women MNAs in the IHC.