SC diqualifies PML-N MNA for concealing assets

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday disqualified Member of the National Assembly Justice (Retd) Iftikhar Ahmad Cheema for concealing his assets .

Mr. Cheema was elected as a member of the lower house of parliament in the May 2013 General Elections on a Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) ticket from Punjab's Gujranwala-VII NA-101 constituency.

The apex court also directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to announce the schedule for re-polling in the constituency.

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Earlier, his opponent Ahmed Chattha – who was contesting elections against Cheema on PML-Junejo ticket, accused the PML-N lawmaker of hiding the details of his assets in the nomination forms which were submitted to contest the General Elections May 2013.

Ahmed Chattha is the younger son of Hamid Nasir Chattha.

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PHILOSOPHER (from Japan)

Jan 25, 2016 04:38pm

I hope FBR should have the details of assets of PML-N's top leadership. Isn't?

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irfan

Jan 25, 2016 04:44pm

Only disqualify and no punishment ? He lied to the nation all those years. Now election again on the tax payer money.

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Ajamal

Jan 25, 2016 05:00pm

Why disqualify him? Every one from Sharifs down to an MPA conceals his assets.

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Alien

Jan 25, 2016 05:23pm

Thanks to Corrupt ECP............... could not conduct fair election 2013...

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Arslan

Jan 25, 2016 07:25pm

Not many MNAs and MPAs would remain seated if SC investigated everyone. And if Articles 62 etc were applied to them, even less will survive.

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Tariq, Lahore

Jan 25, 2016 08:05pm

It should be made mandatory that any contestant elected on the premise of false statements will also be liable for the cost of re-election of the constituency in question besides losing their constituency seat. Re election cost are huge and should not be at the public expense!

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Abu Hamza

Jan 25, 2016 08:46pm

He should also be handed over to NAB, jailed and banned for life.

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Cyrus

Jan 26, 2016 04:09am

Another Patriarch of Pakistan. To the rich belong the spoils.

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Multinational Bhabi

Jan 26, 2016 04:17am

@PHILOSOPHER (from Japan) They are all on ECP's website good sir

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Cyrus

Jan 26, 2016 04:35am

@Arslan ..... If Pakistan has laws that are not enforced then they are not laws. The rulers have fooled all of the people all of the time.

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Philosopher (from Japan)

Jan 26, 2016 08:27am

@Multinational Bhabi thank you for informing us. I hope they pay income taxes on the basis of their declaration of assets. Do they?? Please enlighten us the calculation of Rs. 425/- income tax pm had managed to pay in preceding years.

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