Convicted Person Can Not Hold Public Office: Islamabad HC

Islamabad, May 17: A person who has been sentenced in any case will be deemed ineligible for any public office in Pakistan, the Islamabad High Court said on Tuesday while referring to the appointment of PML-N’s Hanif Abbasi as a special assistant to the Prime Minister.

According to The News International, Awami Muslim League (AML) chief and former interior minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed had moved the IHC on May 6 challenging the appointment of Hanif Abbasi as SAPM.

During the hearing, IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah said, “A convicted person cannot hold any public office.”

Meanwhile, Abbasi’s counsel argued that the SAPM post was not similar to the other public offices. The court urged him to not use the public office till the next hearing. The hearing has been adjourned till May 27.