LAHORE – A petition seeking disqualification of Former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan under Article 2A, 17 and 25 of the Constitution was filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday by a local lawyer.
Advocate Nadeem Sarvar on behalf of Advocate Mian Asif Mahmood filed the petition and prayed the court to direct the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to de-notify Nisar for his failure to take oath as member Punjab Assembly.
The applicant also requested the court to order the federal and Punjab governments to amend the relevant laws and introduce a time frame for lawmakers-elect to take their oath.
Nisar, who contested the 2018 general elections, won the PA-10 constituency. He, however, not taken his oath so far and this development has been challenged in the high court.
The petitioner claimed that Nisar’s decision to not take his oath was a violation of the law of people’s representation.
“The petition states that Nisar’s failure to take the oath was not only an insult to the voters but also a violation of the Article 2A, 17 and 25 of the Constitution”, it added.
The court has fixed the petition for hearing on Monday. Out of four seats, Ch Nisar only won one seat last year’s general elections.
