• The candidates have to submit the new version of the affidavit in future elections of the Senate and assembly membership.
• A clause related to misinformation has been added in the new affidavit.
• THE ECP has dispatched the new affidavit to all four provincial election commissioners.

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has amended its affidavit for election candidates after the disqualification of former PTI leader Faisal Vawda.

The candidates have to submit the new version of the affidavit in future elections of the Senate and assembly membership.

A clause related to misinformation has been added in the new affidavit under which the membership will stand canceled over misinformation in the election papers.

It will be mandatory for a candidate contesting the election to submit a new affidavit to the election commission. The election candidate would also have to give details of his/her foreign passport in their statements on oath.

THE ECP has dispatched the new affidavit to all four provincial election commissioners.

On the other hand, the Supreme Court of Pakistan in its verdict in Faisal Vawda’s disqualification case revoked his lifetime disqualification and declared him disqualified till the completion of the current assembly’s term.

Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial issued a 04-page order. The judgment stated that Faisal Vawda informed the court that he received the certificate of cancellation of his dual nationality on June 25, 2018, and he admitted that he misinformed the court.

The Supreme Court ruled that Faisal Vawda will be considered disqualified till the completion of the tenure of the current assembly.

However, Vawda will be eligible for the next elections.

The court ordered the ousted PTI leader to submit his resignation to the Senate Chairman as quickly as possible.

Faisal Vawda had challenged his lifetime disqualification following a verdict issued by the ECP.

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In his plea, the former PTI leader stated that the election commission was unauthorized to declare him disqualified for life. He was of the view that the Islamabad High Court (IHC) had dismissed his plea in haste.