ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday filed a progress report to Islamabad High Court (IHC) regarding the scrutiny of funding of three political parties.
Chief Justice Aamer Farooq heard the petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) seeking scrutiny of funding of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Jamiat Ulam-e-Islam (JUI).
During the hearing, the director general of law (ECP) told the court that the institution was working on the scrutiny pertaining to thousands of transactions.
The DG law said that he was heading the scrutiny committee and the accountant was also part of the body.
The chief justice remarked that the ECP should also hire the services of a chartered accountant and forensic experts to complete the procedure.
The court remarked that transactions of millions of rupees were still being made through the bags (without banking channels) in big cities.
“The IMF also wanted a documented economy,” Justice Farooq remarked. Meanwhile, the court adjourned further hearing of the case till March 2.
On the other hand, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) formed a larger bench for hearing a petition seeking the disqualification of former prime minister Imran Khan for not mentioning his daughter Tyrian Jade White in his nomination papers submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in 2018.
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A three-member larger bench headed by Chief Justice Umar Farooq and comprising Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani, Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir would hear the case on February 9.
During a last hearing, his associate lawyer Salman Butt informed the court that Salman Akram Raja skipped proceedings as he has to appear in Supreme Court in another case.
He told court that Imran Khan had submitted his reply in Tyrian White case through his counsel Salman Akram Raja.
To this, IHC chief justice said that Imran Khan in his reply had contended that he is no more a parliamentarian.
Imran’s counsel urged the court to adjourn the hearing of the case till March.
Court adjourned the hearing for February 9 and decided to form larger bench in the case.
