IHC: Cannot disqualify Faisal Vawda as he 'already resigned'.

Islamabad -- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) ruled Wednesday it could not disqualify Water Resources Minister Faisal Vawda as the PTI leader had already resigned from his National Assembly seat earlier.

In its ruling in the disqualification case against Faisal Vawda for holding dual nationality, the Islamabad court remarked that the minister's affidavit that was submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan was 'apparently false'.

'There are consequences of submitting a false affidavit according to the order of the Supreme Court of Pakistan,' the IHC remarked, adding that the ECP should decide what to do about the PTI leader's allegedly false affidavit.

The ruling came as part of IHC Justice Amir Farooq's...

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