IHC sets aside order to decide PTI ‘prohibited funding’ case in 30 days

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday wrapped up an intra-court appeal and annulled a previous order to decide on PTI ‘prohibited funding’ case within 30 days, private news channel reported.  

The court in its order said that it expects the ECP to decide on prohibited funding cases of other parties; within an appropriate timeframe.

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“We have no doubt that the ECP will treat all parties equally”. The verdict announced by a division bench comprising CJ IHC Athar Minallah and Justice Babar Sattar.

It said that the ECP has not yet issued an order in any case; and a representative of the commission has assured indiscriminate action against all parties.

The written verdict said that the ECP representative shared that the action in the prohibited funding case; is carried out under Political Parties Order 2002 and the appeal against the applicant (PTI) is pending since 2014.

“The action against other parties initiated later and we have also sought details of their accounts from the State Bank of Pakistan,” the ECP official said.

In April this year, the IHC suspended single-bench order directing the ECP; to decide foreign funding case against the PTI within 30 days.

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A two-judge bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended the single-bench ruling in PTI foreign funding case till the next hearing on May 17.

The PTI had challenged an order of the IHC to the ECP that the foreign funding case decided within 30 days.