RAWALPINDI: Following the Supreme Court’s ruling, the Election of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday issued a notification disqualifying Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nehal Hashmi as a member of the Senate.
The notification reads: “In terms of Article 63(1)(g) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, the Election Commission of Pakistan hereby issues Notification of disqualification of Nehal Hashmi as Senator with effect from 1.02.2018.”
On Thursday, the apex court announced its reserved verdict in a contempt case against Senator Nehal Hashmi, awarding him one-month jail term and a fine of Rs50,000.
The three-judge bench, headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and comprising Justice Dost Mohammad and Justice Maqbool Baqar, announced the decision.
The former PML-N stalwart was taken into custody from courtroom by police officials soon after the announcement of verdict to shift him to jail.
With the court decision, Hashmi has also been disqualified for five years to hold a public office after his conviction in the case.
The court had reserved its verdict on January 24 after the former PML-N senator submitted an unconditional apology for his threatening remarks against those investigating former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family.
Hashmi had apparently threatened the Supreme Court’s appointed Joint Investigation Team (JIT) members for interrogating Nawaz Sharif and his family members pertaining to their foreign properties.
The video of threatening speech at an event in Karachi went viral on social media and eventually drew instant reaction from the Supreme Court on May 28, 2017 after Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar took suo motu notice of the incident and summoned the former PML-N Karachi chapter leader to appear before the court.
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