


In Aug 2018, a two-member division of IHC bench had recused itself from hearing Wahab's appeal after the counsel of a candidate from NA-53 Islamabad challenged the constitution of the bench. The IHC had initially fixed it for hearing along with a similar request submitted by Abdul Wahab Baloch of the Justice and Democratic Party Pakistan (JDP).

Case historyĮhtesham had submitted the petition prior to the general election in July 2018. However, the judges refused to dwell on the arguments and admonished the petitioner for not understanding the law or respecting Islamic teachings about respecting others' privacy. The petitioner had sought to argue that Prime Minister Khan should be disqualified for 'concealing' his alleged parentage of Tyrian Jade Khan White in his nomination papers for the 2018 election. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb heard the petition, submitted by Hafiz Ehtesham, spokesperson of the infamous Lal Masjid's Shuhada Foundation. The Islamabad High Court on Monday threw out a petition seeking the disqualification of Prime Minister Imran Khan, terming it non-maintainable as it involved personal matters.
