President Arif Alvi has approved April 30 as the date for holding elections in Punjab, after reviewing the dates provided by the Election Commission for the polls.
The top electoral authority had earlier advised the polling to be held between April 30 and May 7.
An important advisory meeting was held earlier under the chairmanship of Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, participated by the members of the commission and the Secretary ECP.
On the occasion, the Commission expressed its readiness perform its constitutional and legal duties after the dates are finalised.
Apart from this, ECP has also sent a letter to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor stating that, in light of the Supreme Court’s verdict, the authority is awaiting a response.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered that elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa must take place within the next 90 days.
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Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail dissented from the majority’s decision, leaving the judgment split 3-2. The decision was endorsed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Munib Akhtar, and Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar.
The dissenting note argued that the suo motu was unmaintainable.
The five-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial concluded the two-day-long proceedings in the suo motu case on Tuesday. Concluding the hearing, the bench reserved the verdict and said it would be announced before 11am Wednesday (today).
When the Punjab and K-P provinces were dissolved earlier this year, the chief justice initially convened a nine-member bench to hear the suo motu notice regarding the delay in announcing provincial elections in both provinces.
Justices Ijazul Ahsan and Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi withdrew from the hearing on Monday at the start due to concerns about their eligibility to sit on the bench.
While expressing their views on the maintainability of the petitions on the subject, two further judges, Justice Afridi and Justice Minallah, had withdrawan from the proceedings.
The top electoral authority had earlier advised the polling to be held between April 30 and May 7.
An important advisory meeting was held earlier under the chairmanship of Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, participated by the members of the commission and the Secretary ECP.
On the occasion, the Commission expressed its readiness perform its constitutional and legal duties after the dates are finalised.
Apart from this, ECP has also sent a letter to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor stating that, in light of the Supreme Court’s verdict, the authority is awaiting a response.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered that elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa must take place within the next 90 days.
Read this too: Arif Alvi Transgressed Presidency’s Constitutional Powers By Announcing Election Date
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail dissented from the majority’s decision, leaving the judgment split 3-2. The decision was endorsed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Munib Akhtar, and Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar.
The dissenting note argued that the suo motu was unmaintainable.
The five-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial concluded the two-day-long proceedings in the suo motu case on Tuesday. Concluding the hearing, the bench reserved the verdict and said it would be announced before 11am Wednesday (today).
When the Punjab and K-P provinces were dissolved earlier this year, the chief justice initially convened a nine-member bench to hear the suo motu notice regarding the delay in announcing provincial elections in both provinces.
Justices Ijazul Ahsan and Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi withdrew from the hearing on Monday at the start due to concerns about their eligibility to sit on the bench.
While expressing their views on the maintainability of the petitions on the subject, two further judges, Justice Afridi and Justice Minallah, had withdrawan from the proceedings.