• Pakistan election commission says Imran Khan's party accepted illegal donations

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    Pakistan election commission says Imran Khan's party accepted illegal donations




     Digital Desk: After
    Pakistan's electoral commission determined that Imran Khan's political party
    had received illicit funds from abroad, the government is requesting a ban on
    the organisation.






     The United
    States, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates donated money to the Insaf
    party, according to the Pakistani Election Commission on Tuesday. Foreign individuals
    and businesses are prohibited by Pakistani law from supporting political
    parties. Khan has denied doing anything illegal.



     



     



    Azam Nazeer
    Tarar, the Minister for Law and Justice, announced at a press conference in
    Islamabad that the government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will begin legal
    actions to try and bar Khan's party from politics.




    The commission's
    decision may be contested by Khan and his party before the top court. The
    highest court will decide what penalty the party will get.



     



    According to PTI
    spokesman Farrukh Habib, the party will give the election commission any
    information or justification it needs.



     



    The choice is a setback for the former premier, who has been
    pushing for early elections since Sharif's party ousted him in a parliamentary
    vote earlier this year. Following a complaint made by Akbar Babar, a former
    adviser of Khan, who claimed the party's finances contained unreported foreign
    funding, the election commission launched an investigation.



     



    The largest monthly decline in the Pakistani rupee's value against
    the US dollar since Bloomberg began keeping data in 1989 was over 14% in July.
    The major causes of the drop are believed to be a lack of money and worries
    that ongoing political unrest may postpone an IMF rescue. The rupee is anticipated
    to increase over the coming months, according to the authorities.