Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday said that it makes no difference to PTI whether it’s a five-member Supreme Court bench or a full bench.
Imran made his statement on Twitter, “Whether it’s a 5 mbr SC bench or Full Bench, it makes no difference to us bec all we want to know is if elections will be held within the 90 days’ constitutional provision.”
He further said, “Before we dissolved our 2 Prov assemblies, I consulted our top constitutional lawyers, all of whom were absolutely clear that the 90-day Constitutional provision on holding of elections was inviolable. Now Imported Govt of crooks, their handlers & a compromised ECP are making a complete mockery of Constitution.”
Imran concluded his statement, “By cherry picking which Articles of Constitution they will abide by, they are threatening the very foundation of Pakistan, which is the Constitution & Rule of Law. So petrified are they of elections & so desperate to whitewash their convicted ldrs that they are prepared to destroy the Constitution & any semblance of Rule of Law.”
Earlier, the Senate of Pakistan on Thursday approved Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023, intended to limit the chief judge’s suo moto authority in an individual capacity. The bill received 60 yes votes and 19 no votes.
An appeal may be filed within 30 days of the suo motu judgment, according to a law that the National Assembly overwhelmingly approved the day before. The bill said that the suo motu notice would be decided by a committee made up of the three senior-most judges of the Supreme Court.
