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Imran Khan Pakistan s Ex-Leader Is Barred From Office
10/21/2022 8:54:00 PM
The decision by Pakistan s election commission is a major escalation of the showdown between the ruling establishment and Mr Khan and it raises the specter of unrest
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Pakistan ’s election body on Friday disqualified Imran Khan from keeping his Parliament seat, in a major escalation of the political showdown between the country’s ruling establishment and its former leader. The decision by Pakistan ’s election commission is a major escalation of the showdown between the ruling establishment and Mr.
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Khan, and it raises the specter of unrest. Hundreds of protesters flooded the roads and disrupted traffic in the northwestern city of Peshawar, in the southern port city of Karachi and in the capital, Islamabad. In one spot, the police fired tear gas into a crowd of protesters blocking one of the main entrances to Islamabad.
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Still, it remains unclear whether the commission has the legal authority to de-seat or disqualify Mr. Khan, who is expected to appeal the decision in the country’s high court.But since then, he has made a stunning political comeback. He has drawn tens of thousands of people to his rallies across Pakistan, and Read more: New York Times World » Former Pakistan leader Imran Khan disqualified from holding office Pakistan's election commission bars ex-PM Khan from office Imran Khan disqualified from holding office for five years, Pakistan's election commission rules CNN Pakistan's election authority disqualifies ex-PM Imran Khan
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Former Pakistan leader Imran Khan disqualified from holding office Pakistan ’s elections commission has disqualified former PM Khan from holding public office for five years, accusing him of unlawfully selling state gifts and concealing assets, his spokesman and officials say. Decision is temporary and will be reversed That is legendary actor Chris Cooper dont lie to me NBC Technically it is a good decision by ECP and yes, ImranKhan is found guilty of corrupt practices as per Election Commission of Pakistan.
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Pakistan's election commission bars ex-PM Khan from office ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan ’s elections commission on Friday disqualified former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding public office for five years, accusing him of unlawfully selling state gifts and concealing assets, his spokesman and officials said. This case is out of election commission domain. Election commission of Pakistan is acting on behalf of Qamar Javed bajwa + establishment to provide safe playing (in elections without IK ) to Corrupt, convicted , absconder Nawaz Sharif and Mr 10% Zardari I tweeted my opinion on the U.S.
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Imran Khan disqualified from holding office for five years, Pakistan's election commission rules CNN Pakistan 's former Prime Minister Imran Khan will be disqualified from holding political office for five years, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) recommended on Friday, a move likely to further inflame political tensions in the country. Our army Cheif included in this case Civil War about to start in nuclear state.
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It's generally Bajwa decision not by election commission and everyone know this .... Pakistan's election authority disqualifies ex-PM Imran KhanFormer Pakistan i Prime Minister Imran Khan 's disqualification would bar him from holding public office for five years.
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typical script for sidelining politicians , and whose cause has deeply resonated among Pakistanis disillusioned with the country’s political upheaval and economic downturn.ousted Khan through a no-confidence vote .2 Indian laborers killed in Kashmir grenade attack Dozens of Khan’s supporters were seen chanting slogans against the government and authorities at the Election Commission Friday.Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan will be disqualified from holding political office for five years, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) ruled on Friday, a move likely to further inflame political tensions in the country. After the decision was announced on Friday, protests broke out in several cities, as supporters of Mr.
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Khan’s political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or P. Dozens of Khan’s supporters were seen chanting slogans against the government and authorities at the Election Commission on Friday.T. Khan’s hundreds of supporters briefly clashed with police in the garrison city of Rawalpindi.I.
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Khan’s supporters were also holding small rallies in major cities in the country., took to the streets to denounce the decision. At a press conference right after the announcement by the ECP, leaders from Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI), have said that they will take the matter to the Islamabad High Court, claiming that the ECP’s decision was “biased. Hundreds of protesters flooded the roads and disrupted traffic in the northwestern city of Peshawar, in the southern port city of Karachi and in the capital, Islamabad.
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However, the demonstrators dispersed when police swung batons and fired tear gas shells, according to local media reports. Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar confirmed that the commission found Khan guilty of the charges.
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In one spot, the police fired tear gas into a crowd of protesters blocking one of the main entrances to Islamabad. The decision on Friday was widely seen as a move by the ruling establishment to intimidate Mr. Activists from Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party burn tires during a protest in Quetta, Pakistan, on Friday.
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Khan and possibly pave the way for him to be barred from participating in politics beyond the end of his parliamentary term next year. Sharif’s coalition government petitioned the Election Commission, seeking action against Khan on charges that he unlawfully sold state gifts that he had received from heads of other states when he was in the power.
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Faiz Hameed, the director-general of the Inter-Services Intelligence. But since then, he has made a stunning political comeback.
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But he resisted the appointment of a new spy chief by Bajwa, who wanted to replace Lt. He has drawn tens of thousands of people to his rallies across Pakistan, and his party has won sweeping victories in local elections that have offered a referendum on both his popular support and growing frustration with the current government, led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
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This month, in the first round of local elections since charges were brought against him in early September, Mr. Khan himself contested seven National Assembly seats across three provinces and won six. In Pakistan, a candidate is allowed to contest in multiple races but must choose one and give up the rest if they win several seats.
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Khan was expected to announce the details of a mass rally in Islamabad in the coming weeks to add pressure behind his calls for the current government to hold general elections sooner than August, when they are currently scheduled. Similar sieges of Islamabad in recent years have never forced a change in the government but have eroded the political capital of the ruling party, analysts say.
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“I am preparing you for the most defining moment in the country’s history,” Mr. Khan said this month at a public rally in Punjab Province. “It is not a political struggle — it is jihad,” he added, using the word for a profound spiritual struggle.
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