A petition to disqualify Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry was submitted in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday.
The petition mentioned that Fawad had concealed his assets while submitting his nomination papers with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
پونی اور ربڑ بینڈ لگا کے اور کھسروں والی شرٹس پین کر intellectual بننے کی ایکٹنگ نہ کرو بیٹا ، ابھی سلمان کی مہربانی ہے جس نے ARY سے نکالنے کی وجہ نہیں بتائ۔۔۔انسان کو اپنی اوقات میں رہنا چائیے https://t.co/BIEBabowUk
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) June 3, 2019
It pleads with the court to disqualify the minister under Article 62 (1) (f) from holding public office as he had not disclosed documents containing his proprietary information.
Besides Fawad, the ECP, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and others have been made parties in the petition.