- Says it doesn’t matter if it’s more or full bench holds a hearing
- Says 90 day constitutional provision on holding of polls are inviolable
LAHORE: Former prime minister and Pakistani Tehrek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has apparently distanced himself from his party from the coalition’s decision demand compose full court bench on case of delayed elections in Punjab, stating that “it does not matter full bench conducts hearings.
In a tweet from him official pen, former prime minister said that whether it be five-membered or full court bench listened to his request against election Committee of Pakistan (ECP), “doesn’t matter us [because] all of us want To know if elections are held within the 90 days provided for by the constitution.”
Be it 5 mbr SC bench or Full Bench, it doesn’t matter for us all of us want To know if elections are held within the 90 days provided for by the constitution. Before we dissolved our 2 Prov meetings, I consulted with our leading constitutional lawyers, with all of who were
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 30, 2023
The head of the PTI said he consulted with his leading lawyers before the dissolution of the provincial assemblies. in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). “..All of who were absolutely clear that the 90 day constitutional provision on holding of elections were inviolable. Now imported by the government of scammers, their handlers and compromised ECP make complete mockery of Constitution, he added.
absolutely clear that the 90 day constitutional provision on holding of elections were inviolable. Now imported by the government of scammers, their handlers and compromised ECP make complete mockery of Constitution. Choosing which articles of They will abide by the constitution
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 30, 2023
Imran Khan said that PDM government and its supposed handlers “threaten the very foundation of Pakistan… picking cherries that articles of They will abide by the constitution.”
“So they petrified of elections are already desperately trying to whitewash their convicted leaders [leaders] what are they ready for destroy Constitution and any similarity of rule of Law,” said the head of PTI.
they threaten foundation of Pakistan which is the constitution and the rule of Law. So petrified they are of elections and are so desperate to whitewash their condemned leaders that they are ready destroy Constitution and any similarity of rule of Law.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 30, 2023
Imran’s statement comes hours after five members of the Supreme Court bench PTI hearing plea challenging decision postpone elections to the Punjab Assembly, which was dissolved.
Participant of in the bench, Judge Aminuddin Khan, refused to hear the petition on check of yesterday’s order, in which it was established that the hearing of all cases under Article 184(3) of The constitution will postponed before amendments in Supreme Court Rules 1980 Concerning Discretionary power of main judge of Pakistan (CJP) form special benches.
Now four-term bench with the exception of Judge Aminuddin up PTI petition on Friday at 11.30.
