February 9, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed Monday observed that the Elections (Amendment) Ordinance 2021, envisaging the conduct of Senate elections through open and identifiable ballot was based on assumptions and the apex court would have annulled it had it not been conditional.
This observation came as the five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed resumed hearing of the presidential reference.
Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Yahya Afridi and Justice Ijazul Ahsan were the other members of the bench. The chief justice observed that promulgation of ordinance was subject to its opinion sought by the federal government through the presidential reference under Advisory Jurisdiction as per Article 186 of the Constitution.
Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed said no one can stop government from promulgating ordinance related to open balloting in Senate elections; sought AGP's response on the case
The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Wednesday presented its charter of demand to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) over the alleged delay in deciding the foreign funding case against the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
Interior minister claims many properties of PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz will be revealed
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE
KARACHI:
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Thursday said that the foreign funding case would become Panama part 2 as many properties of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz would be revealed.
While addressing a press conference in Karachi, the interior minister further advised Maryam to get thorough legal consultancy for the upcoming case.
Regarding Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) anti-government long march in the federal capital, Rashid said it was for the first time that an interior minister had allowed a protest in federal capital s Red Zone.
In a synopsis submitted to the Supreme Court, the JUI-F contended that the reference carried an inference that the Senate elections were not held under the Constitution. Photo courtesy Supreme Court website/File
ISLAMABAD: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has opposed the presidential reference seeking open ballot for the coming Senate elections, arguing that it was not moved in good faith and amounted to bypassing parliament.
In a synopsis submitted to the Supreme Court through senior counsel Kamran Murtaza, the JUI-F contended that the reference carried an inference that the Senate elections were not held under the Constitution.
The question implies that the Senate elections are held under the Elections Act 2017, which was enacted in pursuance of Article 222, read with Entry 41, Part 1 of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution, which also provided for the election of the President.