ISLAMABAD: Following are the key points of the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan pertaining to prohibited funding of PTI.
The ECP Chairman Sikandar Sultan Raja announced the decision of a 3-member bench of the commission, which unanimously announced the verdict. The decision was announced on Tuesday morning, at 10:22am.
Key Points of Decision
- ECP declares illegal PTI’s foreign funding
- Show-cause notice issued to PTI over foreign funding
- ECP decides to confiscate amount of PTI’s prohibited funding
- PTI Chairman submitted false affidavits about party funding/bank accounts
- ECP decides to initiate action against Imran Khan under Article 63 of the Constitution
- PTI received prohibited funding from 34 foreigners
- 13 bank accounts of party were concealed
- Details of some bank accounts were not given to ECP
- PTI owned just eight banks accounts
- Party got funds from Arif Naqvi and 34 foreign nationals
- PTI accepted ownership of eight accounts and kept 13 other hidden
- ECP issues show-cause to PTI
- 351 foreign companies gave funds for PTI
- Donations were taken from America, Australia, Canada and the UAE.
- PTI Chairman Imran Khan submitted false Nomination Form-I and affidavits regarding party accounts.
- PTI got prohibited funding from 351 companies including Brussels Services.
- PTI USA LLC, PTI-Canada prohibited.
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