- Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Amir Farooq pronounced the decision.
- The judgment was reserved on March 30.
- The petition alleged that Khan did not disclose the alleged daughter.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday rejected former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan’s plea of disqualification in the Tyrion White case.
A three-member bench of Islamabad High Court headed by Chief Justice Aamir Farooq comprising Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani and Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir delivered the verdict which was reserved on March 30.
The petitioner had alleged that the former prime minister did not disclose his alleged daughter Teriyan in his nomination papers.
In his petition, Muhammad Sajid — a citizen — said Khan had given false information while submitting his nomination papers for the 2018 general elections.
The petitioner also said that despite the former prime minister having three children, he mentioned only two in the documents and concealed the existence of his third child.
The petitioner’s lawyers argued that the PTI chief did not declare Teriyan as his daughter in the affidavit submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), due to which he cannot hold the post of party chairman. .
The petitioner had alleged that the former prime minister did not marry his alleged girlfriend Sita White, Terrian’s mother, because his father had told Khan that he would lose his wealth if he married Sita. Not even a single penny will be received.
The petition titled “Imran Vs Imran – The Untold Story” also claimed that the custody of Terian was given to Khan’s ex-wife Jemima.
It added that Sita had named Jemima as her daughter Tyrion’s guardian in her will dated 27 February 2004. Sita died on May 13 of the same year.
Jemima Goldsmith was the wife of Imran Khan (1995-2004).
“The suppressed facts were confirmed by a California Superior Court’s paternity judgment in favor of Sita White, which held that the defendant (Imran Khan) was Terrian Jade’s father.”
It added that the PTI chief initially joined the proceedings but later withdrew when he was asked to undergo a blood test.