[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]Following the verdict, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif announced on Wednesday that the government will table another resolution in the National Assembly.
The statement comes just a day after the Supreme Court declared the ECP’s earlier decision to postpone elections in Punjab “unconstitutional,” dealing a blow to the government, which has been attempting to postpone provincial elections citing security concerns and the economic crisis.
On Wednesday, the prime minister addressed a meeting of the leaders of all coalition parties, referring to the Supreme Court’s three-judge bench decision, saying the Constitution and law were being mocked, and the fate of the nation was being decided with strange decisions.
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He claimed that the three-member bench not only rejected the petition for the formation of a full bench to hear the case, but also dismissed petitions from other political parties.
“How was a decision of another bench ignored while members of the three-judge bench who had previously recused themselves and rejoined it?” he asked.
He stated that a circular was issued in response to Justice Isa’s directive, which was followed by the formation of a six-member bench that took up the issue and decided it.
The premier also mentioned the three-member bench’s directive on holding elections in Punjab province, as well as his observations on the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa election.
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The prime minister stated that the purpose of the coalition party meeting was to deliberate on the situation and develop a solid response.
He stated that the current session of the Parliament’s lower house had debated the issue and that a resolution had already been passed, and that another resolution would be tabled in the house today (Thursday).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
