SC fixes hearing of Faisal Vawda's plea against lifetime disqualification.

ISLAMABAD -- The Supreme Court (SC) has fixed the hearing of former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Faisal Vawda's petition challenging his lifetime disqualification, media reported on Wednesday.

A three-member bench headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial will hear Faisal Vawda's petition against his lifetime disqualification on Thursday (tomorrow). Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Ayesha Malik will be included in the SC bench.

The apex court issued notice to the parties in the case.

It is pertinent to mention here that Vawda challenged his lifetime disqualification following a verdict issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

In his petition, the former PTI leader had stated that the election commission was unauthorised for declaring his lifetime disqualification, whereas, Vawda was of the view that the Islamabad High Court (IHC) dismissed his plea in haste.

The ECP had declared the...