Islamabad:
The Election Commission in Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday disqualified a member of the National Assembly Jamsed Dasti because of having a false academic credentials.
The Commission accepted a reference sent by the speaker of the National Assembly along with two petitions sought Dasti’s incompatibility.
An election commission for three members, led by ECP member (SINDH) Nisar Durrani, heard a petition filed by Ameer Akbar about the assets and obligations of MNA Jamshed Dasti.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Member of the Election Commission questioned whether MNA Jamshed Dasti had any not -tiled property.
In response, the petitioner’s lawyer claimed that Dasti had stated a FA (intermediate) qualification on his nomination papers, despite not having completed his matriculation.
The petitioner’s lawyer added that Jamshed Dasti had only submitted his matriculation certificate from the Karachi Board in response. After hearing this, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) noted a member of the Election Commission that the ECP had authority to disqualify him.
The decision followed the approval of two petitions against him, one of which was a reference submitted by the National Assembly’s speeches sought his disqualification.
The Election Commission has also ordered the authorities to initiate litigation against Jamshed Dasti.
In May, the Election Commission decided to have Jamshed Dasti’s academic credentials approved by Karachi Education Board.
Jamshed Dasti, elected from NA-175 Muzaffargarh in the previous parliamentary elections, faced litigation under Articles 62 and 63, as well as sections 4, 9 and 137 of the election, and Sardar Faizul sought his disqualification was filed by Ameer Akbar, Zulfiqar Dogar and Sardar Faizul Hassan.
Meanwhile, ECP rejected opposition leader Omar Ayub’s request to drop the asset-related case and postponed the hearing until July 29.
A five-member bench, led by the top election commissioner, called to hear the case of Omar Ayub’s assets.
Represents the PTI leader and the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly, his lawyer claimed that the asset information has been required to be submitted before December 31.
According to the rules, the Election Commission is authorized to initiate a complaint against a member of the Assembly within 120 days of receipt of inaccurate declarations of activation. In this case, however, the Commission issued the notification after April 29 this year.
Omar Ayub’s lawyer claimed that the Election Commission’s notice violated procedural rules and called for its withdrawal. However, the Commission rejected the request.
Election Commission MP Shah Mohammad clarified to Omar Ayub’s legal adviser that the original message was issued within the prescribed timeframe and confirmed that the Election Commission had secured the provision of a fair trial.
