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Khawaja Haris quits PTI’s legal team​

Lawyer was unhappy with party objecting to IHC CJ hearing Imran’s plea against his conviction

Our Correspondent
August 24, 2023

Citing concerns over “disciplinary issues”, Khawaja Haris, the PTI’s ace lawyer, has parted ways with the party’s legal team, deciding not to represent its chief Imran Khan anymore in different cases against him in the courts.

After the head of the PTI’s legal team quit from his position, Imran will be represented by senior lawyer Latif Khosa and others – particularly in the Toshakhana (gift repository) case to be heard by the Islamabad High Court on Friday (today).

According to sources, Haris distanced himself from the PTI’s legal team after the party’s decision to adopt an aggressive policy towards IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq.

Haris had advised the PTI’s legal team not to raise objections over the judge, who would hear the deposed premier’s plea against his conviction in the Toshakhana case by a lower court.

However, other members of the team, while ignoring their head, decided to raise objections over the IHC CJ hearing Imran’s petition challenging the trial court’s judgment.

Haris was unhappy over the interference of other team members in his decisions made in the capacity as their head.

The sources said Haris had returned the files of all the cases against the PTI chief to the party’s legal team and would not represent him in the Supreme Court or the IHC.

On Tuesday, the PTI asked the IHC CJ to recuse himself from hearing the Toshakhana case against its chief and also announced that the party would file a reference against the judge while “vehemently denouncing” the court’s decision to adjourn the hearing of Imran’s plea against his conviction.

In response to the IHC’s proceedings earlier in the day, the PTI Core Committee, while referring to Justice Farooq, said a person who appeared to be “influenced by bias” should neither hold the position of the chief justice, nor be entrusted with the responsibility of delivering justice.

Later in a petition moved in the SC on Wednesday, the PTI chief levelled serious allegations against Justice Farooq, accusing him of "deep and settled bias" as he requested the apex court to transfer all his cases being adjudicated in the IHC to other high courts.

The PTI chief had hired the services of Haris to represent him in the Toshakhana, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) law amendments and other cases in the SC, IHC, and other courts.

Earlier, in his plea moved in the IHC, the PTI chief contended that he was dissatisfied with the order passed by Additional Sessions Judge Islamabad (West) Humayun Dilawar on Aug 5, wherein he was sentenced under Article 174 of the Elections Act, 2017 to three years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs100,000. The trial court also disqualified him for five years, apparently ending his prospects for taking part in the elections slated for November this year.

In his petition, Imran maintained that the verdict was not sustainable and liable to be set aside.

According to the trial court’s verdict, Imran committed the offense of “corrupt practices” by making and publishing false declarations in respect of assets he had acquired by way of gifts from the Toshakhana during the years 2018-2019, 2019-2020 and 2020-21.


 
I do wonder, how do so many lawyers work together?

Khwaja Haris, Salman Raja, Khosa, Gohar, and others. Too many cooks spoil the broth?

Not that the cases are being heard on any legal merit, but still.
 
I do wonder, how do so many lawyers work together?

Khwaja Haris, Salman Raja, Khosa, Gohar, and others. Too many cooks spoil the broth?

Not that the cases are being heard on any legal merit, but still.
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Imran Khan will be released in 2029 after bilawal becomes Pm
 
I do wonder, how do so many lawyers work together?

Khwaja Haris, Salman Raja, Khosa, Gohar, and others. Too many cooks spoil the broth?

Not that the cases are being heard on any legal merit, but still.

Babar Awan, Marwat, Panjotha . . . He changed so many lawyers to get adjournments, no wonder the case is still going since 12 months.
 
Babar Awan, Marwat, Panjotha . . . He changed so many lawyers to get adjournments, no wonder the case is still going since 12 months.

Yeah but in the end it was the prosecution lawyer who said that he needs more time to prepare.
 
I do wonder, how do so many lawyers work together?

Khwaja Haris, Salman Raja, Khosa, Gohar, and others. Too many cooks spoil the broth?

Not that the cases are being heard on any legal merit, but still.
They are useful in exposing judges when they show bias.
 
Babar Awan, Marwat, Panjotha . . . He changed so many lawyers to get adjournments, no wonder the case is still going since 12 months.
IK’s lawyers didn’t ask for adjournments, the Junta’s lawyers did and even when no one asked for an adjournment (like lately) the judges found one excuse or another to adjourn.

Stop dissembling to hide the fascism and outright murder of the law and constitution happening in front of us.

Haris had advised the PTI’s legal team not to raise objections over the judge, who would hear the deposed premier’s plea against his conviction in the Toshakhana case by a lower court.
Given the behavior of Aamer Farooq, Haris was and is wrong.

This isn’t about ‘respecting the judge’, the judge is clearly biased and pushing the Junta’s agenda.

In any other civilized country, the accused would be out on bail while the case was argued again, given that both Farooq and the Supreme Court have admitted that there were serious flaws in Imran Khan’s conviction.

You can’t give back the time an individual loses in prison over a wrongful conviction.
 
This was his plea but the CJ IHC did not agree with him, he was supposed to complete his arguments today, but he got dehydrated in scorching heat and humidity.

On the last hearing that was his plea and hearing was adjourned for two days.

Today he got sick.

Next hearing, his wife is going to get pregnant and be in labor.

Next hearing, his child is gonna break a leg.

Next hearing, his dad is going to be admitted to hospital.

Getting the drift?

Yar tujhay bhi pata hai it's BS, keh day keh haan these are shitty tactics, but this is how Pakistan works. Don't give nonsense cover ups and excuses at least.
 
He should have gone
On the last hearing that was his plea and hearing was adjourned for two days.

Today he got sick.

Next hearing, his wife is going to get pregnant and be in labor.

Next hearing, his child is gonna break a leg.

Next hearing, his dad is going to be admitted to hospital.

Getting the drift?

Yar tujhay bhi pata hai it's BS, keh day keh haan these are shitty tactics, but this is how Pakistan works. Don't give nonsense cover ups and excuses at least.
i am disappointed at SC for not taking any action on these deliberate delay tactics.
 
This was his plea but the CJ IHC did not agree with him, he was supposed to complete his arguments today, but he got dehydrated in scorching heat and humidity.

Poor lawyer is 72 years old in prison so he got dehydrated in sorching heat

While Imran Khan is young guy enjoy cold weather of AC

Looks guys it's simple

If 50,000 people from central punjab do a sit in islamabad or lahore(not burning things as that will give them an excuse and enmass situn like we saw in hongkong or Thailand, then imran Khan will be out otherwise he will be out in 2030 when he is old and frail

It's not that complicated not sure why people make it so

Supreme court will look at the sit in and establishment not to case merit that's not how our supreme court works

My predictions

Since there won't be a sit in, I expect him to be out in 2030

Though only wild card is inflation noone ca n predict that part accurately
 
Poor lawyer is 72 years old in prison so he got dehydrated in sorching heat

While Imran Khan is young guy enjoy cold weather of AC

Looks guys it's simple

If 50,000 people from central punjab do a sit in islamabad or lahore(not burning things as that will give them an excuse and enmass situn like we saw in hongkong or Thailand, then imran Khan will be out otherwise he will be out in 2030 when he is old and frail

It's not that complicated not sure why people make it so

Supreme court will look at the sit in and establishment not to case merit that's not how our supreme court works

My predictions

Since there won't be a sit in, I expect him to be out in 2030

Though only wild card is inflation noone ca n predict that part accurately
murad saeed is the only true successor and unfortunately he has a bounty on his head, so he cant gather people. the rest are too vanilla
 

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