PTI approaches ECP seeking disqualification of Faryal Talpur as MPA

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) filed on Monday a petition in the Election Commission of Pakistan seeking the disqualification of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Faryal Talpur as member of the provincial assembly.

According to local media reports, the petition was filed by members of PTI in Sindh Assembly, Haleem Adil Sheikh and Arsalan Taj. The petition states that Talpur should be disqualified as she was facing charges of fake accounts, money laundering and corruption.

The petition argued that the PPP leader is facing charges in the Islamabad High Court and cannot hold the assembly membership.

The sister of former president Asif Ali Zardari was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau in Islamabad on June 14 in a case pertaining to money laundering through fake accounts. Talpur is in the bureau's custody and her physical remand will end today.