ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir
Tareen has on Friday filed a review petition in Supreme Court (SC) against his disqualification. He had been disqualified for life by SC in its December 15 verdict under Article 62(1)(f) of the constitution, declaring him dishonest under m
ultiple charges.
Tareen maintained in his review petition that he had not concealed his assets deliberately in the nomination papers. It further added that the concealed asset, a Hyde House in Briatin, was bought by The Random Trust, owned by
Tareen and established in 2011, remained from being declared mistakenly. The affidavit submitted by him along with the review petition also maintains that
Tareen had appointed himself and his wife as beneficiaries as a protective measure only.
Jahangir
Tareen had been de-notified by Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from his Lo
dhran seat in view of the SC decision. The new date of election has been set as February 12. Jahangir
Tareen nominated his son Ali
Tareen to contest the election from NA-154 in his place.
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SC to stop Lo
dhran by-election
A petition has today been filed in
SC to challenge the by-election. The petitioner maintained that ECP had set the date as February 12 while the assembly’s tenure was going to end on May 31. He maintained that Article 224 of the constitution barred holding any election during the last 120 days of the assembly’s ten
ure.