Islamabad, Mar 20: The Pakistan Sup?reme Court has asked six political parties including the proponents of the no-trust motion in the National Assembly against Prime Minister Imran Khan for assistance in dealing with the matter constitutionally without creating anarchic like situation, Dawn reported on Sunday.
The SC also ordered the Islamabad police chief to submit a report regarding Friday’s breaching of Sindh House by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) activists,
In an unusual sitting, a two-judge SC bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Muneeb Akhtar issued notices to the ruling PTI, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl), Balochistan National Party (Mengal) and the Awami National Party through their respective secretary generals.
The court issued notices to the respondents for their assistance in ensuring a smooth, lawful and peaceful completion of the process under Article 95 of the constitution which deals with the issue of no-confidence motion, while describing it as a non-legal matter that did not relate to the jurisdiction of the apex court.
The federal government through interior and defence secretaries, the prime minister, leader of the opposition in the National Assembly, National Assembly speaker and secretary, Islamabad chief commissioner and deputy commissioner and Inspector General of Police are respondents in the case.
The CJP emphasised that political activities should be held within the confines of the law and the Constitution instead of creating ‘anarchic’ situation. Hurling threats at state institutions or damaging public properties was not acceptable, he observed.
The Supreme Court was hearing a petition moved by the Supreme Court Bar Association seeking a restraining order against government’s intentions of preventing the parliamentarians from taking part in the no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan. (UNI)
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