Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Thursday that his party sought clarification from the Supreme Court over a verdict of Lahore High Court (LHC), ordering the recounting of votes for the election of the Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz. "I want to congratulate you all as we all knew that the election of Hamza Shehbaz from the Punjab Assembly was unconstitutional and the LHC's decision has proved it," he said in a video message. Calling CM Hamza a "usurper", Imran said that he had no right to govern Punjab for that much amount of time. "We also believe that clarification is needed about the decision moving forward as we fear that the political crisis in Pakistan would be aggravated if the ambiguity persists." Read more: PTI to approach SC against LHC's Hamza Shahbaz ruling He questioned that if the LHC has decided that Hamza's election was unconstitutional then why is he still the chief minister? "We are approaching Supreme Court for the clarification. If he is still the CM then how can we expect a free and fair election? We know that the Sharif family has a history and they cannot do anything with honesty." The former prime minister said that role of Deputy Speaker Sardar Dost Mazari is also controversial and his party was in court against him as well. "This election under Hamza and deputy speaker would further aggravate political turmoil in Pakistan," he added. Imran said that the LHC had given only 24 hours for the election but many PTI members are not even in Pakistan. "I know at least six who are gone to perform Hajj. Some members who live in remote areas of the province like Rajanpur, won't be able to reach on such short notice," he said. Read Lawyers conclude arguments on Hamza’s oath-taking The PTI chief also said that 20 by-elections are also taking place and the representative from those constituencies would also be missed in the PA elections. "Hamza is using all the dirty tactics in connivance with the ECP to win the election by rigging," he lamented. "We sat down with our legal team and came to the conclusion that we will approach the Supreme Court in the morning to seek clarification. We fear that the political crisis in the country would further increase if the matter is not clarified. We must not do anything which could further create problems for the country," he added. The ex-premier said that Punjab is 60 per cent Pakistan and practically there has been no government in the province for the past two months. "I appeal to the Supreme Court that it should give stay on this election." پنجاب کے آئینی بحران پر چیئرمین پاکستان تحریک انصاف @ImranKhanPTI کا پالیسی بیان- #ParadeGround pic.twitter.com/bIx35jDvd9 — PTI (@PTIofficial) June 30, 2022
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