The Election Commission of Pakistan has disqualified PTI Chairman Imran Khan for a period of five years after he was convicted in Toshakhana criminal case.

The ECP in its notification on Tuesday also de-notified Khan as a returned candidate from NA-45 Kurram-I.

“No. F.17 (4)/2023.Coord. -In pursuance of the judgment dated 05th August, 2023, handed down by the Additional Sessions Judge Islamabad (West), in Case No 01/2022 titled as “District Election Commissioner Islamabad versus Imran Khan Niazi”, whereby Mr Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi has been found guilty of corrupt practices under Section 167 of the Elections Act, 2017 and has been convicted and sentenced under Section 174 of the Act (ibid) to three (03) years simple imprisonment, with a fine of Rs. 100,000/,” the ECP said in the notification.

“ As a consequence, Mr. Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi has become disqualified under Article 63(1)(h) of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan read with Section 232 of the Elections Act,2017. Therefore, Mr. Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi is disqualified for a period of five years and is also de-notified as a returned candidate from constituency NA-45 Kurram-I,“ it added.

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PTI Chief Imran Khan was arrested on August 5, from his Lahore residence shortly after he was slapped with a five-year disqualification and three-year prison term in the Toshakhana criminal case.

An Islamabad sessions court handed down the jail sentence on Saturday after finding Khan guilty of ‘corrupt practices.’

The former prime minister was moved to the Attock jail after being brought to Islamabad via Motorway.

There were reports that Imran Khan would be imprisoned in Adiala Jail, but he was eventually taken to Attock Jail.

The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday allowed Imran Khan’s lawyers to meet him while refraining from making a final decision on the provision of A-class jail facilities.

His lawyers have filed a petition for Imran to be shifted to Adiala Jail as it is the closest to Islamabad’s courts where the PTI chief is facing multiple cases.