PTI submits new plea against PML-N, PPP in foreign funding case

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) submitted new plea today against Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in foreign funding case.

According to the reports, a three-member bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sardar Raza resumed hearing of the case today in Islamabad.

Farrukh Habib and legal counsel Faisal Chaudhry appeared before Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on behalf of PTI.

PTI’s counsel pleaded to approve new plea for hearing and summon lawyers of both PMLN and PTI for hearing.

He apprised the bench that first hearing on the case had taken place on Dec-22 last year following which a reply was submitted by PMLN’s Raja Zafarul Haq with ECP on Jan-22.

“We (PTI) do not agree with the reply submitted by PMLN’s leader”, asserted Chaudhry.

Later, PPP’s counsel submitted affidavit without signature of party’s chief on it.

Exasperated over absence of signature on affidavit, chief election commissioner snubbed PPP’s lawyer and directed him to re-submit affidavit with signature of an authoritative figure of the party.

PMLN pleaded to adjourn hearing till Feb-22 citing its legal counsel can’t register appearance before ECP due to his obligations with the apex court. The bench approved the request and hearing against PMLN was adjourned till Feb-27.

The hearing against PPP was adjourned till March-6.

Source: The Nation