Amid Pakistan’s political turmoil, the Supreme Court on Sunday issued notices to all those who petitioned against the dissolution of Parliament after Prime Minister Imran Khan deferred a no-confidence motion and adjourned the hearing till Monday. was postponed.
The petitions have been filed by the Supreme Court Bar Association, Bar Council, Secretary Defence, Secretary Interior, Advocate General of Punjab and all political parties that moved the SC. A notice has also been issued to Attorney General Khalid Javed Khan.
A five-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice has directed to retain Secretary Defense and Secretary Interior law and order In the country, urged citizens to maintain peace and order.
The court also rejected a request for an interim stay on the move and sought records of the dissolution of the National Assembly on Sunday.
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High drama on Sunday came as the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, a member of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, blocked the opposition’s no-confidence motion that KHAN expected to lose. President Arif Alvi of Khan’s party also granted his request to dissolve parliament and Khan called on the nation to prepare for new elections.
Pakistan People’s Party general secretary Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari was among those who then moved the Supreme Court, alleging the deputy speaker’s refusal to vote on the motion was a “violation of fundamental rights”. The petition termed it an “illegal act” which should be quashed.
Sources said imposing emergency or inviting the army to take charge till the situation is under control could be the options before the Supreme Court. He added that the Scheduled Castes have a hard work ahead And it is not possible to undo events in the same sequence. Experts also believe that the acquisition of the army will increase the public support of Khan.
KHAN Urged the youth of the country to stage on Saturday “peaceful protest” ,
“My action has taken the opposition by surprise. If I had revealed this surprise yesterday, they would not have been so upset today,” he said on Sunday. He reiterated allegations of US conspiracy in Pakistan’s foreign policy, which America refused,
Leader of the Opposition Shahbaz Sharif, who was the front-runner to replace Khan when he was ousted, called the parliamentary bloc “nothing short of high treason”.
Meanwhile, PPP leader Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan said that the proceedings of the National Assembly cannot be challenged in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the deputy speaker’s decision can be overturned if the no-confidence motion is considered a motion.
Pakistan’s Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry attacked the opposition, saying “they have tears in their eyes”. He alleged that he was running away from early elections.
The opposition has been accusing Khan of failing to revive the economy and crack down on corruption.
with agency input
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