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The Election Commission of Pakistan has disqualified PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi for five years after his conviction in the cipher case.
In a notification issued today, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, the commission barred him from the upcoming February 8 general elections as well as “any subsequent elections for a period of five years”.
It added that he was disqualified under Article 63(1h) of the Constitution, read with Section 232 of the Elections Act, 2017.
