Published 3 months ago

Pak election commission disqualifies Qureshi from contesting polls for five years

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Shah Mahmood Qureshi, a close aide of jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan, has been disqualified from contesting elections for five years. The disqualification comes five days before the February 8 general elections, which Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party is contesting. The announcement comes days after a special court, established under the Official Secrets Act, awardedQureshi 10 years imprisonment.

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The Hindu

Pakistan election commission disqualifies Qureshi from contesting polls for five years

The announcement comes days after a special court, established under the Official Secrets Act, awarded Qureshi 10 years imprisonment in the high-profile cypher case

3 months ago·India

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NDTV

Pak Election Body Bars Imran Khan's Close Aid From Contesting Polls For 5 Years

Pakistan's election commission has disqualified Shah Mahmood Qureshi, a close aide of jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan, from contesting elections for five years.

3 months ago·New Delhi, India

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Dawn

ECP disqualifies Qureshi from contesting polls for five years

PTI vice chairman was in the run for NA-214 (Tharparkar).

3 months ago·Pakistan

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Devdiscourse

Pak election commission disqualifies Qureshi from contesting polls for five years

Pakistans election commission has disqualified Shah Mahmood Qureshi, a close aide of jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan, from contesting elections for five years after the former foreign minister was sentenced to 10 years each in prison for leaking state secrets.The disqualification of Qureshi, 67, comes five days before the February 8 general elections, which Khans Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party is contesting despite a state crackdown and with…

3 months ago

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ARY News

Shah Mehmood Qureshi disqualified for five years

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday disqualified former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi for five years following his conviction in the cipher case this week. The disqualification comes five days before the February 8 general elections, which the PTI is contesting amid a state crackdown and without its iconic electoral symbol – bat. According to a notification – a copy of which is available with ARY News, the f…

3 months ago·Pakistan

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