{"id":53806,"date":"2023-01-05T09:50:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T09:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=53806"},"modified":"2023-01-05T15:32:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T15:32:47","slug":"lhc-bars-ecp-from-stripping-imran-khan-of-pti-chairman-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2023\/53806\/","title":{"rendered":"LHC bars ECP from stripping Imran Khan of PTI chairman office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE (National Times) \u2013 The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday barred the Election Commission of Pakistan from proceeding to strip Imran Khan of his position as chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after his disqualification in the Toshakhana reference. <\/p>\n<p>A high court bench issued the order a day after the PTI chief filed a petition against the ECP\u2019s proceedings. He argued that the electoral body was exceeding its powers by trying to remove him as the party head, adding that the ECP issued him the notice \u201cillegally\u201d. The petition maintained that the proceedings were launched against him illegally as Mr Khan had declared his assets before the ECP. <\/p>\n<p>It requested the LHC to suspend the ECP notice sent to Imran Khan as well as stop it from taking further action before the final verdict.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the ECP initiated proceedings to remove Mr Khan as the PTI chief following his disqualification in the Toshakhana reference. In October last, the ECP disqualified Imran Khan under Article 63(1)(p) for making \u201cfalse statements and incorrect declaration\u201d in the Toshakhana case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE (National Times) \u2013 The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday barred the Election Commission of Pakistan from proceeding to strip Imran Khan of his position as chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after his disqualification in the Toshakhana reference. 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