PTI lawmaker says got ‘key evidence’ against Zardari, vows to move SC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Khurram Sher Zaman on Thursday withdrew his petition from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against Asif Ali Zardari, saying he had key evidence against the PPP leader that he would furnish before the top court, ARY News reported.

A four-member ECP commission conducted hearing of the plea today. Zaman, at the outset of hearing, requested to withdraw his petition stating he wanted to approach the Supreme Court for the case. Zaman is the PTI lawmaker from Sindh.

The ECP asked him to submit an application for withdrawing his appeal, so the election commission could dispose of his petition.

“I’ve got the evidence that should be produced before the Supreme Court,” he added.

The PTI lawmaker had moved the petition in the ECP accusing Zardari of concealing his assets. He alleged that the PPP leader owned an apartment in Belaire Condomi­niums located at 524 East 72nd Street in New York but didn’t disclose it in his nomination papers for the 2018 general elections.

“Zardari under the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Rules of the Election Commission of Pakistan, as per past precedent, should be disqualified from holding public office under Article 62 (1)(f), as in my opinion he ceases to be truthful and sagacious.”

He, therefore, pleaded the ECP to disqualify the PPP co-chairman as member of the National Assembly.