ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court today decided to fix for hearing the PTI’s prohibited funding case before a larger bench. The hearing of the case will start from August 18.
In his remarks during today’s hearing, acting IHC chief justice Aamer Farooq said: “Let us constitute a larger bench to hear this case.”
“The larger bench will hear the case the day after tomorrow,” he said.
On behalf of the PTI, Barristers Anwar Mansoor and Faisal Chaudhary appeared in the court.
In July, ECP said the PTI has received prohibited funds and issued a show-cause notice to PTI chairman for concealing bank accounts. A notice was issued to the party asking it to explain why the prohibited funds should not be confiscated.
We have challenged the Election Commission’s fact-finding report,” Mansoor said.
According to the lawyer, “it was not necessary to disclose accounts for various reasons”.
“The money went from here (Centre) to provincial accounts, which was not necessary to disclose,” the counsel said.
He appealed to the court to not take any action as far as the show cause notice issued to the party is concerned.
At this, Justice Farooq said that this matter, too, will be taken up by the larger bench.
The court then adjourned the hearing, before issuing directives for a larger bench to hear the case on August 18.
