ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's election regulatory authority said on Sunday it would soon issue the detailed verdict against the country's former prime minister Imran Khan who was disqualified from holding public office after being declared guilty of concealing facts about the proceeds from the sale of gifts he received while in power.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued the statement after local media organizations shared what they said was a copy of its detailed decision in the case.
The 36-page document was also shared by social media users, though it is yet to be officially released by the ECP.
The former premier's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has already challenged the verdict in the case, popularly known as the Toshakhana reference, in a Pakistani court.
"The detailed decision in the Toshakhana reference has yet not been released," it said in a brief statement. "The election commission has nothing to do with the decision circulating on media and social media. It will soon issue the certified detailed decision in the Toshakhana reference."
A senior PTI leader, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, questioned why the ECP was not issuing the details of its decision in the case during his interaction with the media at the Islamabad High Court on Saturday.
He maintained the order did not have signatures of all ECP members, adding it could therefore not be called a judgement according to the legal framework of the country.
According to media reports, however, the delay in the release of the verdict owed to the illness of an ECP member.
