Barrister Gohar Khan's big statement regarding PTI Chief's disqulification
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00:00 I understand that things are under discussion.
00:02 You have a right to voice your, or reserve your opinion in fact.
00:06 Sir, this news, this rejected news, then rejoinder, then another news, what is the confusion in
00:12 your Jamaat regarding intra-party elections?
00:15 There is no confusion in the Jamaat.
00:17 Look, we have decided regarding intra-party elections that the order that the election
00:21 commission has issued, we think that it is an illegal order.
00:24 We will challenge that too.
00:25 But you are going to hold elections on Thursday.
00:26 But in the previous party, the decision was made by the party till yesterday, so it will
00:30 be the same.
00:31 What to do?
00:32 Look, there were two options.
00:33 The election commission gave it.
00:34 The first option was that you do intra-party elections within 20 days.
00:37 And at the same time, it was said that yes, this order, we set aside the first election,
00:42 so we understand that the decision of the election commission is not in accordance with
00:46 the law and the constitution, so we will challenge that too.
00:49 How to move forward towards intra-parties, that too will be decided by the party till
00:52 tomorrow.
00:53 But this decision is that elections are being held on Friday.
00:56 No, there is no date yet that elections are being held on Friday.
00:59 This is not final yet.
01:00 No, the decision will be made by tomorrow.
01:01 What date is to be made, what method is to be used.
01:03 Now, Friday is not final.
01:04 Because yesterday Ali Muhammad Sahib was in our program.
01:06 He said that this decision has been made that we are going to hold intra-party elections.
01:09 This decision has been made.
01:10 This option is almost that we will exercise this option.
01:13 Look, the party is being put up against a big wall.
01:16 The conditions are so tough.
01:17 I understand that the way the election commission saw it and the short period it gave, and
01:22 in a critical time they declared that your election was not good.
01:25 The election commission has never made a decision related to any political party.
01:29 That is why at this time, such decisions are coming, that is a very surprising thing.
01:33 That is why the party decided that we will consider all options.
01:37 So, the intra-party election on Friday is not final yet?
01:41 The date and date of the day has not been decided yet.
01:44 Friday, Saturday, Sunday, but we will do it.
01:47 But we will definitely do it.
01:48 We will do it.
01:49 When will we do it, this decision is not final.
01:50 We have a lot of money, but we have two options.
01:52 What to do, which one to do first, we have to do it fast, we have to do the intra-party
01:55 election first, by tomorrow, God willing, whatever the party decides.
01:58 And both can be done simultaneously.
02:00 It can be done simultaneously.
02:01 Exercise is our right that we go to the intra-parties, we can also do the challenge together.
02:05 Exactly, both can be done.
02:06 Yes, both can be done.
02:07 And I am giving you a reference to Sir Ali Muhammad, he is a senior leader of yours and
02:11 he is doing a lot of publicity everywhere.
02:13 He said that without any confrontation and without any confusion, the chairmen will
02:19 continue to be ahead.
02:20 But today there was a lot of controversy.
02:22 And legally it makes sense that there is a legal deadline, so we should pay attention
02:25 to this.
02:26 In the past, I told you in the beginning, Muslim League Noon was also facing this challenge.
02:30 No, see, the Muslim League Noon, let me explain to you a little, the Muslim League Noon had
02:34 a genuine case, a proper case.
02:35 They had a conviction, the Supreme Court had given a declaration, and the Supreme Court
02:39 had declared that they were disqualified under Article 621(f) because they were not
02:44 honest and trustworthy.
02:47 And the Supreme Court had declared that those who are disqualified under Article 622(f)
02:53 are not qualified or political.
02:55 No decision has been made against Khan Sahib against Article 621(f) or 621(f) or 621(f)
03:01 or 621(f).
03:02 No decision.
03:03 There is only one decision, that of Shahana.
03:05 So in Shahana, wherever Article 621(f) is…
03:07 But still, Sir, the sentence has been set aside, but the conviction is in its place,
03:10 disqualification is in its place.
03:11 See, the election law that has been made, the Election Act, it is provided in Section
03:15 232 that the qualification and disqualification are the same as in Article 621(f) and 621(f).
03:20 According to Article 621(f) and 621(f), no disqualification has been made against Khan Sahib.
03:24 This is an admitted position.
03:25 So as of right now, you are saying Khan Sahib is not qualified.
03:28 Alhamdulillah, he is not.
03:29 We have notified him…
03:30 How did you notify him?
03:32 They notified him in such a way that Khan Sahib was elected from NA45.
03:36 Illegally, Khan Sahib is not qualified.
03:38 He was elected from NA45.
03:40 Now, when the conviction was made, the Election Commission had to denotify him.
03:43 The Election Commission should have said, "I denotify you as MNA elect from NA45,"
03:49 and that would have been the end of the matter.
03:51 The Election Commission added to this that your conviction was made and we are disqualifying you,
03:56 with which we make exceptions and that is in front of the court.
03:59 We think this is completely wrong.
04:01 The Election Commission has done it on wrong grounds and with wrong intentions.
04:05 Because our conviction is not in accordance with the Constitution.
04:08 So how did you declare it?
04:10 Sir, your appeal is pending.
04:12 The appeal is pending.
04:13 The appeal is pending.
04:14 The case is not yet in the court.
04:15 If it is, it can be decided in a day.
04:16 It is pending.
04:17 If it is not, it can be decided in a year.
04:19 It can take time.
04:20 But otherwise, the court has to make a judgment.
04:24 As of right now, can Imran Khan fight the election?
04:27 According to me, legally speaking, yes, he can.
04:32 He can contest the election.
04:34 He can contest the election.
04:35 The reason is, Article 62 and 63 have no disqualification.
04:40 I spoke to your senior leader, Baah Khabar, and he said that in the Zoom meetings,
04:46 it has been discussed in the core committee that we should bring another leadership under a stopgap arrangement
04:51 because there are legal issues.
04:53 I am not saying that.
04:54 These are different questions.
04:55 But it has been discussed.
04:56 No, no.
04:57 If we want to bring it or not, the party will decide what to do.
05:01 Under a stopgap arrangement.
05:02 Whatever it is, if the party wants to bring it, it is a different issue.
05:04 But your question is, is it disqualified?
05:07 I will answer that.
05:08 I understand that.
05:09 It is not according to you.
05:10 Although, it is.
05:11 We understand that it is.
05:12 But, no.
05:13 You are aware that it is not according to you.
05:15 But the party is considering that there should not be any legal challenges in this regard.
05:20 That the decisions taken by the party should not be a challenge.
05:23 So, we should make an arrangement for this.
05:25 Discussions are being held.
05:26 Look, there is a discussion on this matter.
05:30 When should we have the intra-party elections?
05:32 When should we announce the date?
05:33 This will be decided by tomorrow.
05:34 But, it is not being decided by the chairman.
05:36 Look, I don't think it is being decided by him.
05:38 But, by tomorrow, everything will be decided.
05:39 All the options will be there.