Islamabad, Nov. 13 (TNS): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) directed the respondent’s counsel to submit a reply within 10 days as the court started hearing a petition seeking disqualification of Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif for possessing UAE iqama.
larger bench, headed by Justice Amir Farooq, also directed to give an advance copy of the reply to the petitioner’s counsel so that both the parties are in a position to argue the matter on the next hearing.
The bench has re-issued notice to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) with directions to submit reply by the next date of hearing.
Asif’s lawyer submitted a Civil Miscellaneous Application (CMA) to the court. Moreover, an official reply will be submitted in the next hearing.
The plea for Asif’s disqualification was filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Usman Dar.
