Hearing begins in Supreme Court from Saturday petition Filed by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), directing all state functionaries as well as political stakeholders to allow peaceful execution of proceedings for a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly against the Prime Minister and prevent a possible “chaotic situation” . , requested. “It could be the result of a confrontation between the government and the opposition.
A two-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandiyal and Justice Muneeb Akhtar is hearing the petition.
Meanwhile, the apex court’s registrar’s office said, “There is no suo motu [notice] The statement came soon after reports that the Supreme Court had taken notice of the storm at Sindh House a day earlier.
SCBA’s petition, a copy of which is available don.comIt comes amid a heated political situation in which the government and opposition trade on each other and threaten to flex muscles in a roadshow. important vote At the end of this month who will decide the fate of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Both sides have announced rallies in the capital ahead of the Parliament session, raising fears of political instability and anarchy, the SCBA expressed in its plea.
PTI worker a day ago raided After protesting for hours against the disgruntled MNAs living in Sindh House building in Islamabad.
Television footage showed PTI workers climbing the walls of Sindh House, some of whom later broke down the doors to enter the building. they also took lotas Unlike “turncoats”.
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In the petition filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday, the SCBA cited the statements of the Prime Minister in which he had said said “I will fight against them until [my last breath]I’ll face them and I’m ready [they throw my way],
It also included statements by Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, in which he told MPs that they would have to pass through one lakh PTI supporters to enter the National Assembly on the day of the vote.
Similarly, the petition also referred to the statements of opposition leaders, including JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman. appealed “And stay on Constitution Avenue until the no-confidence motion is voted on and … provide members safe passage to Parliament House”, for its workers to unite in Islamabad before the session.
In the petition, the Prime Minister, the Union of Pakistan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, the Secretary of the National Assembly, the Chief Commissioner of Islamabad, the Deputy Commissioner of Islamabad and the Islamabad Police Chief are named as respondents.
The plea said that the circumstances of a confrontation between the government and the opposition may create a ‘chaotic situation’ in the country.
“It is clear from the political history of our country that preventing the constitutional process from taking its course has had dire consequences for democracy and the rule of law,” the petition said.
SCBA sought the court’s direction to all state functionaries “to act strictly in accordance with the Constitution and the law and to prevent them from acting in a manner which is harmful and unjust to the Constitution and the law”.
It also demanded that the authorities with the responsibility of maintaining law and order in Islamabad should “prevent any assembly, assembly, public gatherings and/or processions which may impede the participation of members in the proceedings or sessions of the Assembly”. . ,
The petition urged the court to refrain from “taking any coercive measures, including further arrest and detention, against the members of the National Assembly”.