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Coverage dated October 20, 2022

Pakistan's election commission bars ex-PM Khan from office

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Officials say Pakistan’s elections commission has disqualified the country’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan for five years from holding public office on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts and concealing

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  1. Bloomberg

    Pakistan’s Election Commission Disqualifies Ex-PM Imran Khan (opens Bloomberg)

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    Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan was disqualified as a lawmaker and barred from holding public office after the country’s Election Commission found him guilty of hiding his assets. Khan can challenge the order in a court.

  2. The Guardian

    Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan barred from elections for five years (opens The Guardian)

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    Election commission rules he misled officials about gifts received from foreign leaders while in office

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    Pakistan's election commission bars ex-PM Khan from office (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Officials say Pakistan’s elections commission has disqualified the country’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan for five years from holding public office on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts and concealing

  4. Local News 8

    Imran Khan disqualified from holding office for five years, Pakistan's election commission rules (opens Local News 8)

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    By Sophia Saifi, Rhea Mogul and Azaz Syed, CNN Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan will be disqualified from holding political office for five years, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) ruled on Friday, a move likely to further inflame political tensions in the country.

  5. NBC News

    Former Pakistan leader Imran Khan disqualified from holding office (opens NBC News)

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    The country’s elections commission barred Khan from holding public office for five years, in a move likely to deepen lingering political turmoil.

  6. Voice of America

    Pakistan Disqualifies Ex-PM Khan From Politics on Corruption Charges (opens Voice of America)

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    Move by election authorities is prompting Khan’s supporters to stage nationwide protests and is fueling political turmoil in the country

  7. Al Jazeera

    Pakistan election commission disqualifies former PM Imran Khan (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Former prime minister’s party rejects ruling, calls on supporters to take to the streets.

  8. France 24

    Pakistan's Khan barred from office for five years over 'corrupt practices’ (opens France 24)

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    Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was disqualified Friday from running for political office for five years, his lawyer said, after the country's election commission ruled he misled officials…

  9. France 24

    Former Pakistan PM Khan barred from elections for five years (opens France 24)

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    Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was disqualified Friday from running for political office for five years, after the country's election commission ruled he misled officials about gifts he received…

  10. NPR

    Pakistan sets a 5-year ban on former Prime Minister Imran Khan holding office (opens NPR)

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    Khan was disqualified after an election panel found he unlawfully sold state gifts and concealed assets as premier, officials said. He was ousted in a no-confidence vote in the parliament in April.

  11. New York Times

    Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Ex-Leader, Is Barred From Office (opens New York Times)

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    The decision by Pakistan’s election commission is a major escalation of the showdown between the ruling establishment and Mr. Khan, and it raises the specter of unrest.

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