Imran Khan disqualification: What is article 63-1P of the constitution?
ECP disqualified PTI chief under article 63-1P of the constitution.
Former prime minister Imran Khan. Photo AFP/file
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) disqualified on Friday former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan from holding public office in Toshakhana reference.
The commission disqualified the PTI chief under article 63-1P of the constitution.
What does article 63-1P says
Article 63 of the constitution deals with disqualifications for membership of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament):
Sub-clause 1P of the article says: A person is “for the time being disqualified from being elected or chosen as a member of the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) or of a Provincial Assembly under any law for the time being in force.”
The law implies that the disqualification is not of permanent in nature.
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Toshakhana reference
