Five-year disqualification section challenged in LHC

A writ petition challenging section 232(2) of the Elections Act 2017 was filed in the Lahore High Court on Thursday, asserting that the prescribed five-year disqualification period is in violation of Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution, and contrary to established principles from landmark judgments.

The petitioner, Mian Shabir Asmail, represented by senior advocate Azhar Siddique,…