SC verdict on open balloting in Senate due Monday
Pakistan
Sat, Feb 27, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court s decision in the presidential reference seeking an opinion on whether open balloting can be done in the upcoming Senate elections is due on Monday, sources told
Geo News.
The top court had reserved its decision on the matter on Thursday. A day prior to that, Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed had noted that the parliament is the forum that must decide the method of voting for Senate elections, including the degree of secrecy to be allowed.
According to
Geo News correspondent Abdul Qayyum Siddiqui, sources said that lawyers for both sides were sent messages regarding the date being fixed for Monday.