ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s top leadership has reviewed the legal challenges to Imran Khan’s position as party chief and is considering appointing him as “guardian-in-chief” to avoid the risk of being removed from the post of chairman. Saturday.
The PTI chief faces criminal charges in the Tosha Khana case after he was disqualified from constituency NA-95 (Mianwali-1) by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for submitting false asset declarations. .
The electoral body had initiated proceedings against Khan last month after he was found guilty in the Toshakana scam. However, the PTI chairman approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the ECP’s move and obtained an injunction to stop him from heading his party.
Lahore High Court Justice Jawad Hassan, who heard the case, restrained the ECP from taking any adverse action against Khan and suggested to the Chief Justice that the case should be decided by a larger bench.
In a meeting on Friday, senior party leaders discussed the legal aspects of the case and considered appointing Khan as the guardian-in-chief.
Party insiders claim that the PTI has a backup strategy to counter the legal ability to remove Khan from the PTI chairmanship.
“Even after his new appointment, he will have full authority to oversee party affairs,” the report said.
He said that there will be no need to amend the party constitution for the new post.
ECP will hear case on January 25.
The Election Commission will hear the case on January 25 after it was reported that the Lahore High Court had restrained the commission from removing Khan from his party chairmanship.
The PTI chief’s counsel told the five-member ECP bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja that he had not received the previous hearing order.
When the lawyer pointed out that the Election Commission’s notice had been challenged in the Lahore High Court, an ECP member asked him to trust the commission and not rush to approach the court, saying The decision of the case may be different from what they expected. .
