Extra line added to ECP verdict on 'special demand': Asad Umer

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Umer has said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has added an extra line to their signed verdict on ‘special demand’, ARY News reported. 

According to details, the ECP has issued the draft of the verdict in the PTI prohibited funding case. An extra line ordering to send the verdict to the federal government to take further action has been added to the draft, Asad Umer said.

Asad Umer said that the line has been added on ‘special orders’. The draft copy of the ECP verdict does not include this line, he claimed.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday announced the much-awaited verdict in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) prohibited funding case.

The ECP bench in its reserved verdict said prohibited funding against PTI has been proven.

ECP, in its unanimous verdict, ruled that the party received funds from business tycoon Arif Naqvi and from 34 foreign nationals.

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A three-member bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja, comprising Nisar Ahmed Durrani and Shah Muhammad Jatoi announced the reserved verdict.

The ECP has ordered to send the verdict to the federal government for further actions.