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Supreme Court Seeks ECP Response on Imran Khan Disqualification as Punjab Drops Bail Challenges

The move shifts focus to whether a suspended sentence alters the five-year ban tied to the Toshakhana conviction.

Overview

  • Punjab government withdrew its Supreme Court appeals to cancel bail for Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi, and the bench disposed of the petitions.
  • The court issued a notice to the Election Commission of Pakistan over Khan’s Toshakhana-related disqualification and deferred further proceedings.
  • Justices questioned the legal effect of suspending a sentence versus suspending a conviction, and they rejected a request to arrange a lawyer–client meeting during the hearing.
  • A District and Sessions Court in Islamabad ordered Khan to appear in six pending cases in person or by video and summoned complete records for February 24.
  • In parallel PECA cases, the Islamabad High Court fixed appeals by Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha and issued notices to the NCCIA, while an anti-terrorism court granted them bail in a separate police-scuffle case.