ISLAMABAD (UPA) : The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has disqualified 9 members of parliament, including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Senator Shibli Faraz and MNA Umer Ayub.
The Election Commission has disqualified nine members of the assembly and senators, the Election Commission has de-notified these members on May 9 after convictions in cases.
Those disqualified include five members of the National Assembly, one Senator and three members of the Punjab Assembly.
Those disqualified include Rai Haider Ali, Sahibzada Hamid Raza, Rai Hassan Nawaz and Zartaj Gul.
According to the Election Commission, members of the Punjab Assembly Ansar Iqbal, Junaid Afzal and Rai Muhammad Murtaza Iqbal have also been disqualified.
The seats of the disqualified MPs have been declared vacant.
On July 31, an anti-terrorism court in Faisalabad handed down the verdict in three different cases on May 9, convicting 196 accused, including Omar Ayub and Shibli Faraz.
The sentences were handed down
The special anti-terrorism court first decided the two cases on May 9, sentencing 168 accused to 10 years each.
The anti-terrorism court sentenced Omar Ayub, Shibli Faraz and Zartaj Gul to 10 years in prison, while National Assembly member Sahibzada Hamid Raza was also sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Junaid Afzal Sahi was sentenced to three years in prison.
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