An election tribunal, formed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to probe irregularities during the 2013 intra-party polls, on Monday declared party's General Secretary Jahangir Tareen, CM KP Pervez Khattak and leader Aleem Khan unfit to hold any national or party post, according to Aaj News. A report issued by the tribunal said that the party's basic membership besides membership of national or provincial assemblies of all three mentioned should be revoked.
Tareen and Nadir Akmal Laghari refused to abide by the tribunal's verdict of holding intra-party re-polls and did not even respond to show-cause notices sent to them, said the report. PTI leader Naeem ul Haque, on the other hand, said that the tribunal had been dissolved by party chairman Imran Khan two months ago and therefore its orders carried no legitimacy anymore. Khan had dissolved the tribunal after it issued a detailed judgement on March 18, recommending fresh intra-party elections.