LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) launched petition in Lahore High Court (LHC) for ensuring immediate seating of Deputies of Punjab Assembly disqualified by Electoral Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and taking the oath of new It is reported by ARY NEWS.
The application was filed with the President of the Lahore High Court (LHC) by PTI. counsel, who also general details of today’s event in the Punjab Assembly.
He claimed in his plea that dissident PTI legislators are not allowed to attend meetings of the Punjab Assembly after being disqualified and removed from office by the Electoral Commission. “Court should ensure oath of new members on reserved seats that became vacant after the firing of PTI lawmakers,” he said.
PTI counsel Azhar Siddique said that the chief justice asked them to introduce plea tomorrow as scheduled. ” plea will be accepted up Tomorrow in court,” he said.
Election Committee of Pakistan (ECP) on 25 dissidents of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MPA were overthrown on Friday who voted for Hamza Shehbaz Sharif of PML-N in chief of Punjab minister elections.
Elections body reserved his verdict on Tuesday on link to disqualification of 25 dissident PTI MPAs of Punjab Assembly. Link against Deviant members were filed by Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervez Elahi.
Punjab dissident MPs include Abdul Alim Khan, Nazir Ahmed Chohan, Uzma Kardar, Faisal Hayat, Raja Sakhir Ahmed, Malik Ghulam Rasul Sangha, Saeed Akbar Khan, Mohammad Ajmal, Mohammad Amin Zulkernain, Malik Nauman Langreal, Mohammad Salman, Zawar Hussain Warraikh, Nazir Ahmed Khan, Fida Hussain, Zahra Batul, Mohammad Tahir, Aisha Nawaz, Sajida Yusuf, Harun Imran Gill, Malik Asad Ali, Ijaz Masih, Mohammad Sabtain Raza, Mohsin Atta Khan Khosa, Mian Khalid Mehmood and Mehar Mohammad Aslam.
Read more: SC SENTENCE UNDER ARTICLE 63 (A): “VOTES OF DISENTATIVE LEGISLATORS ARE NOT READ”
ESP decision comes a few days after SC decision on interpretation of Article 63(A) declaring defective votes will not be counted.
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