ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan is expected to announce its verdict on the eligiblity of the dissident workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf legislators tomorrow.
The EC has already reserved its decision on the case, it will annouce its decision on 3pm.
Punjab Assembly Speaker Pervaiz Elahi on Wednesday sent a reference to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for lifetime disqualification of 26 MPAs of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
These members deviated from the party line and voted in favour of Hamza Shehbaz Sharif of PML-N in the election of the chief minister of Punjab.
Read more: Pervaiz Elahi sends reference against 26 PTI MPAs to ECP
Aleem Khan and Jahangir Tareen groups of PTI had announced their support for Hamza Shehbaz instead of PTI-backed candidate Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi. A PTI leader handed over the reference to the speaker on behalf of PTI Chairman and ex-prime minister Imran Khan.
In the reference, Punjab Assembly Speaker Pervaiz Elahi has sought lifetime disqualification of PTI MPAs for violating party discipline.
The names of the PTI dissenters against which the reference has been sent are: Abdul Aleem Khan, Ghulam Rasool Saeed, Saeed Akbar, Faisal Hayat, Raja Sageer, Mehar Aslam, Khalid Mehmood, Nazeer Chohan, Nauman Langrial, Ameen Zulkurnain, Muhammad Salman, Sajida Yusuf, Muhammad Tahir, Uzma Kardar, Zawar Hussian, Nazeer Ahmed, Fida Hussain, Ayesha Nawaz, Sibtain Raza and others.
