LHC admits plea for removing Imran as PTI chief.

LAHORE -- The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday admitted for regular hearing a petition seeking directions for removing Imran Khan from the office of the chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

The court issued notices to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and other respondents for Nov 11, besides attorney general for Pakistan and advocate general Punjab.

Justice Muhammad Sajid Mehmood Sethi had reserved the verdict on maintainability of the petition, after hearing initial arguments of the petitioner's counsel, on Thursday. While issuing the verdict on Friday, the court declared the petition maintainable and issued notices to the respondents.

Advocate Muhammad Afaq had filed the petition, wherein the ECP, federal government and others were...

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