Pakistan: In a plea submitted to the electoral commission on Thursday, Pakistan’s ruling coalition demanded that Imran Khan be permanently disqualified for office for failing to disclose information about the gifts he received from the Toshakhana in his asset declaration.
The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) petitioned for Khan to be permanently disqualified under Article 62(1)(f) of the country’s Constitution, the same clause that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was disqualified under in 2017, according to the Express Tribune.
What does the petition contain?
According to the petition, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chairman should be disqualified under the terms of Article 62(1)(f), which states that a member of parliament must be “sadiq and ameen” (honest and righteous) because he failed to disclose information about the gifts he received from the Toshakhana in his assets declaration.
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According to Pakistani legislation, any present from foreign dignitaries must be deposited in the Toshakhana, or governmental depository.
After the Pakistan Information Commission (PIC), an independent and autonomous enforcement body created under Section 18 of the Right to Access to Information Act, accepted a request and ordered Cabinet Division to provide information about the gifts that then-prime minister Khan received from foreign dignitaries, the Toshakhana case gained national attention.
Allegations on Khan
According to allegations in the Pakistani media, Khan made Rs 36 million through the sale of three pricey watches that were gifts to him by officials from friendly Gulf nations.
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Khan had stated that since the Toshakana scandal had erupted earlier in April, it was up to him whether or not to keep the gifts. He had said, “Mera Tohfa, Meri Marzi [my gift, my choice].”
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