Islamabad(May 04, 2018): The Supreme Court of Pakistan will hear Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Khawaja Asif’s petition challenging his disqualification by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) today.
On May 02, Khawaja Asif had challenged his disqualification verdict in the Supreme Court.
Khawaja Asif has stated in his review petition that he unintentionally failed to disclose his foreign work permit in his nomination papers, the basis for the Islamabad High Court (IHC) gave decision against him.
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He has pleaded the court to declare the IHC judgment null and void, and fix the matter for hearing at the apex court.
On May 01, Khawaja Asif had reiterated to challenge the Islamabad High Court (IHC) verdict which disqualified him in the Supreme Court.
While addressing a public meeting in Daska, Khawaja Asif said that the people, who lost their case in the masses’ court, attempted to seek verdict by another court.
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Khawaja Asif was given warm welcome at his arrival at Daska. He urged the masses to vote for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz in the upcoming general elections.
It may be recalled that on April 26, Islamabad High Court declared Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif disqualified in a case filed by PTI leader Usman Dar.
After the apex court decision on Article 62 (1) F, the disqualification of the foreign minister will be for lifetime.
The larger bench of IHC headed by Athar Minallah along with Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani announced a unanimous verdict , as the notice in this connection was issued for all concern parties.
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The written judgement from the court stated “We declare that the Respondent [Asif] was not qualified to contest the General Election of 2013 from NA-110 as he did not fulfill the conditions described under Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution, read with section 99(1)(f) of the Act of 1976.”
“The Registrar of this Court was directed to send certified copy of this judgment to the Election Commission for de-notifying the Respondent as Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. A copy was also directed to be sent to the Speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan for information,” it adds.
It is worth mentioning here that Dar had lost elections to Asif in May-2013. The PTI leader moved court against Asif relying on apex court’s landmark July-28 judgment pertaining to receivable salary under which the SC had ousted ex-premier Nawaz Sharif.
Dar—in his petition—alleged that Asif was entitled to draw a salary which fell under category of receivable asset; however, since he did not declare it in the nomination form while contesting the 2013 general elections from NA-110, he did not qualify to remain a member of the National Assembly.
On April 11, the three-member IHC larger bench reserved the judgment after hearing arguments of both the sides.
Dar has sought disqualification of Khawaja Asif contending that he had concealed that he was an Iqama holder, legal advisor of a company in the UAE and his recent labour card was issued on June 29, 2017.
Dar had cited Asif, the Election Commission of Pakistan and secretary National Assembly as respondents.
Dar had contended that Asif had been a full-time employee of an Abu Dhabi-based company Int Mech & Elec Co LLC (IMECL) since July 2, 2011.
The petitioner has attached some documents with the petition saying that against his employment, Asif was entitled to receive 35000 UAE Dirham as salary and 15000 AED as monthly allowances that is being received and currently receivable being an MNA as well as foreign minister of the country.
He contended that Asif never disclosed this source of income in Pakistan and he was no more ‘Sadiq’ and ‘Ameen’.
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