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一 |     Islamabad, Oct 21 (UNI) In a major legal victory for the ruling coalition on Friday, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), in a consensus verdict in Toshakana reference, disqualified former prime minister Imran Khan and ruled that the PTI chairman is no more a member of National Assembly.

Criminal proceedings will be initiated against the PTI chairman for misdeclaration, the verdict said.

The ECP stated that Imran Khan submitted a false affidavit and was found involved in corrupt practices under Article 63(1)(p).

Under the said article, a lawmaker is disqualified for the time being from being elected or chosen as a member of the Majlis-e-Shoora (parliament) or of a provincial assembly.

The decision was taken unanimously by the ECP’s five-member bench but the Punjab member Babar Hassan Bharwana was not present today as he was unwell.

"As sequel to our abovementioned findings, facts available on record and keeping in view the argument of learned counsel for parties herein, we are of the considered opinion that the Respondent has become disqualified under Article 63(1)(p) of the Constitution read with Section 137,167 and 173 of the Elections Act,2017, consequently he ceases to be a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and his seat has become vacant accordingly," the ECP order stated.

"As the respondent has made false statements and incorrect declarations, therefore he has also committed the offence of corrupt practices defined under Section 167 and 173 of the Elections Act,2017, punishable under Section 174 of the Elections Act, 2017. Office is directed to initiate legal proceedings and to take follow-up action under Section 190(2) of the Elections Act, 2017."

The verdict was announced amid tight security in the Red Zone where at least 1,100 police officials were deployed under the command of a senior superintendent of police to control the law and order situation in the area. The officer was assisted by five superintendents and six deputy superintendents of police.

The ECP had reserved its verdict in the Toshakhana case on September 19 after arguments were completed from both sides. A five-member bench of the ECP, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, heard the case.

Fawad Chaudry said the Election Commission’s attitude had been the worst. “We never pinned any hopes on it.”

“This is a shameful decision. They have disgraced the 220-million-strong-nation.”

Meanwhile, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto said that the Election Commission of Pakistan has found Imran Khan guilty of corrupt practices and now stands disqualified.

“He who would spread lies about the alleged corruption of his political opponents has been caught red-handed," Bilawal said.

Moreover, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz demanded Imran Khan be arrested after he was found guilty of corrupt practices.

“Pakistan's first certified liar and certified thief disqualified with irrefutable evidence of theft,” the PML-N leader said.

She alleged that the husband and wife together looted the national kitty.

In August 2022, National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf sent a reference to the ECP under Articles 62A, 63A, and 223, seeking former prime minister Imran Khan’s disqualification in the light of the Toshakhana scam, according to Geo news reports.

The disqualification reference was filed by Ali Gohar Khan, PML-N’s Mohsin Nawaz Ranjha, and five others.

The assessed value of the gifts has been put at Rs 142,042,100. The gifts were received between August 2018 and December 2021.

According to PML-N MNA Ranjha, Khan concealed information about the gift of watches by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in his statement of assets submitted in 2018-2019.

This withholding of information is tantamount to lying which, according to Ranjha, is a crime under Section 137.

UNI GNK。    Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) alluded to his Republican colleague’s fentanyl classification bill proposal in a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing on Tuesday with Gary Rasicot, acting assistant secretary for the US Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office.,Hawley, who sits on four Senate committees, inquired whether US President Joe Biden’s government intends to declare fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction in light of the highly fatal and synthetic drug’s growing prevalence in the country.,“Any declaration of fentanyl as a WMD, I think you have to carefully consider that because there are legitimate medical uses for fentanyl,” Raiscot told the Republican lawmaker from Missouri, drawing a distinction between illicit fentanyl and fentanyl cleared for prescriptions.,Fentanyl, also known as ‘China Girl’ or ‘China White,’ is a synthetic opioid estimated to be 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine, according to the DEA. The drug is traditionally used for pain management in cancer patients, but has grown popular among those peddling recreational drugs ranging from marijuana to heroin.,“In regards to illicit fentanyl,” Raiscot noted, “I think you have to proceed with caution there as well because I think what you want to avoid is creating overlapping jurisdictions or even diverting limited WMD resources into a counternarcotics arena.”,Fentanyl can enter one’s body through inhalation, oral exposure or ingestion, or skin contact.,China, once regarded as the primary source of fentanyl in the US, banned the production of fentanyl and substances that mimic the synthetic opioid back in 2019. Nevertheless, US data shows the country remains ravaged by the illicit drug, as over 150 Americans are dying every day from opioids like fentanyl.,Continuing to probe the official from the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, Hawley raised the possibility of fentanyl being misused by adversaries the US classifies as terrorists.,“Back to this possibility of terrorists of foreign nations weaponizing fentanyl, can you give me your assessment of, is that likely? What are the concerns around that?” Hawley asked.,“I would be happy to give you that assessment,” Raiscot replied, “but I think it would be more appropriately done in a different forum, and I’d like to follow up with you on that.”,Former DEA Agent: Biden’s ‘Lack of Law and Order’ to Blame for 53 Deaths in Texas Lorry Incident2 July, 03:44 GMT,Newly released data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed overdose deaths in the US have risen 30% within the past year, with “illicitly produced fentanyl” accounting for most of the increase in fatalities.,Florida has emerged as a hotspot for mass-overdose events, prompting a recent plea from the Sunshine State’s attorney general.,“Thinking about curbing the problem in different, new ways may disrupt what the Chinese companies and drug cartels involved are doing or at least make it more expensive or difficult,” Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said in a memo to President Joe Biden.,The rise in fentanyl-related overdoses and deaths have led many in the DEA to amend their “One Pill Can Kill” campaign slogan.,“Recreational use drugs like cocaine and methamphetamine that are being laced with fentanyl,” DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Mike Dubet told local outlet News4Jax. “Therefore, not only can one pill kill you, but one use can also kill you.”,Dubet, who is assigned to the DEA office in Jacksonville, Florida, said Americans are “playing Russian roulette whenever recreational drug use is a part of your life.”。

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