Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has filed a review petition in Pakistan’s Supreme Court seeking to withdraw its April 7 order in which the interim PM tried to move ahead on a trust vote by dissolving Parliament last week. Had it.
The review petition, a copy of which is accessed by News18, says the April 7 order is “based on floating errors”.
“The order is based on superfluous errors, therefore, the impugned order may kindly be withdrawn and dismissed/discharged for the above reasons,” it further seeks to suspend the implementation of the order, which is The vote is prohibited.
The petition states that the executive is not accountable to the judiciary in the exercise of its powers.
“The Supreme Court has erred in appreciating the mandate of the Constitution which ensures that the Parliament as well as its members/officers, the President as well as the Prime Minister are accountable before any Court in the exercise of their discretionary powers and functions. Nor can the discharge of their constitutional obligations be questioned before any court under the Constitution.
The entire jurisdiction exercised by the Hon’ble Bench of the Supreme Court is violative of Article 175 of the Constitution, it says.
Pakistan’s parliament, meanwhile, was reconvened on Saturday afternoon after a protracted delay to take a planned vote on the ouster of Imran Khan as political uncertainty gripped the nuclear-armed country.
The cricket star-turned-politician has vowed to “struggle” against any move to take his place, the latest twist in a crisis that has threatened political and economic stability in the South Asian nation of 220 million people. .
Khan’s party and allies blocked a similar no-confidence motion last Sunday, but the country’s Supreme Court ruled the move unconstitutional, ordering a reconvening of parliament.
Ahead of the adjournment on Saturday, Leader of the Opposition Shahbaz Sharif, who is expected to become prime minister if Khan is ousted, addressed the assembly, urging Speaker Asad Qaiser, a Khan aide, to ensure that the vote was made a priority.
But the vote could have been postponed further as the government pressed for discussion on a so-called “foreign conspiracy” against it. Addressing the House, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi signaled the end of the saga, saying this could be his last day as foreign minister.
“The country will decide. Forget that I am speaking as a member of PTI. I am speaking as a Pakistani now, please don’t put this country in constitutional trouble.”
“We have a long-standing relationship with the US… India did not vote in UNGA, UNSC, IAEA and other forums, but the US is looking at both Pakistan and India from a different angle,” he said.
In an impassioned speech on Friday, Khan reiterated his allegations that his opponents colluded with the United States to oust him over his foreign policy choices, often favoring China and Russia and deflecting US criticism. were. The US State Department has denied any involvement in Pakistan’s internal politics.
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