{"id":21708,"date":"2025-08-26T15:59:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T10:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=21708"},"modified":"2025-08-26T15:59:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T10:59:50","slug":"phc-halts-ecp-action-against-ptis-zartaj-gul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/08\/26\/phc-halts-ecp-action-against-ptis-zartaj-gul\/","title":{"rendered":"PHC halts ECP action against PTI\u2019s Zartaj Gul"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday barred the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from taking further action against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Zartaj Gul in a disqualification case.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A two-member bench comprising Justice Waqar Ahmed and Justice Ijaz Khan issued the order while hearing a petition filed on behalf of Zartaj Gul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court restrained the ECP from proceeding under its August 5 notification, which had suspended several PTI members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The petitioner\u2019s counsel told the court that the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) in Faisalabad had sentenced Gul to 10 years in prison. 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