The petition questions the legality of the process initiated against him for that reason.
ISLAMABAD:
The Federal Constitutional Court (FFC) has fixed PTI MNA Sohail Sultan’s disqualification case for hearing. A two-member bench headed by Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi will hear the case on July 8. The court has issued notices to the ECP, the attorney general and other respondents.
Sultan questioned the speaker’s reference and the jurisdiction of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to proceed against him over allegations that he was a government employee before participating in the general elections.
The ECP had been carrying out a case against the PTI legislator based on a reference alleging that he was serving as a government employee before participating in the general elections.
The FCC had previously prevented the ECP from proceeding against Sultan pending the resolution of the matter. Before contesting the general elections, Sultan was serving as Deputy Solicitor General in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
The petition questions the legality of the process initiated against him for this reason.
The PHC had granted provisional measures on October 17, 2024 and had suspended the procedure initiated by the ECP on the contested reference.
