Islamabad, Pakistan – August 5, 2025 – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has disqualified nine lawmakers, including the leaders of the opposition in the Senate and the National Assembly, in compliance with a recent court order. The ECP issued an official notification today, confirming the disqualification of the parliamentarians who were convicted in multiple anti-terrorism cases related to the May 9 violence.
The disqualified leaders and their constituencies are as follows:
- Senator Syed Shibli Faraz (Opposition Leader, Senate)
- Omar Ayub Khan, MNA, NA-18 Haripur (Opposition Leader, National Assembly)
- Rai Haider Ali Khan, MNA, NA-96 Faisalabad-II
- Sahibzada Muhammad Hamid Raza, MNA, NA-104 Faisalabad-X
- Rai Hassan Nawaz Khan, MNA, NA-143 Sahiwal-II
- Zartaj Gul, MNA, NA-185 D.G Khan-II
- Muhammad Ansar Iqbal, MPA, PP-73 Sargodha-II
- Junaid Afzal Sahi, MPA, PP-98 Faisalabad-I
- Rai Muhammad Murtaza Iqbal, MPA, PP-203 Sahiwal-VI
The ECP’s decision is based on Article 63(1)(h) of the Constitution of Pakistan, which mandates the disqualification of an individual convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude with a sentence of more than two years.
With this decision, the seats of the disqualified parliamentarians in the National and Provincial Assemblies are now vacant. By-elections will be held to fill these seats in the coming months.
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