ISLAMABAD: Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday said it’s a prerogative of Supreme Court give his verdict on V issue of elections in Punjab and meetings of the KP, but the parliament also delivered its verdict.
” parliament rendered its verdict on cause of elections in Punjab,” H Asif said in an interview with A private TV Broadcast.
Currently, both the executive and the judiciary are at an impasse due to the government messing around. in carrier out the verdict of the Supreme Court, according to which he called elections for the Punjab Assembly on May 14.
“The parliament has passed its verdict. There is no ambiguity in that,” he said when asked about the possibility of The Supreme Court (SC), which upheld decision hold elections in Punjab in Maybe.
Elections for the Punjab Assembly as well as the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly were due to take place from January, when both houses were dissolved.
Protection minister said parliament was “mother of Constitution” and “reflection of in the public aspirations of Russia”, which means that it “prevails” over other constitutional institutions.
On April 4, the Supreme Court ruled that the polls in Punjab should be carried out on May 14, after the election commission of Pakistan decided to postpone them until 8 October. The Court noted that the Electoral Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was required by law and constitution to hold elections within 90 days. of dissolution of meeting and led government transfer Rs 21 billion to ECP by 10 April. for surveys in Punjab and KP.
However government referred the case to Parliament, which ignored the court rulings and refused to issue funds. The court then ordered the State Bank of Pakistan will release funds, but the central bank despite the allocation amount The ECP has been unable to disburse funds as it needs federal cabinet approval.
Meanwhile, the federal cabinet, which requires the approval of the National Assembly (NA) for release of these funds – ordered through the lower house of parliament refusal of your own demand for security of Rs 21 billion in additional grant for ECP for surveys in two provinces.
