Imran disqualified for five years by ECP

Former prime minister Imran Khan, who has been convicted and jailed on graft charges, was barred from politics for five years on Tuesday by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

In its notification, the ECP cited the trial court’s order and declared Mr Khan disqualified under Article 63(1h) of the Constitution, read with Section 232 of the Elections Act, 2017.

The article deals with disqualifications for members of parliament. Its Clause 1h states that a legislator can be disqualified if they are convicted of “any offence involving moral turpitude, sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than two years, unless a period of five years has elapsed since his release”.