Pak CJI says SC will issue 'reasonable order' on crisis, Imran calls PTI meet

According to the report, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial said the court will consider the legality of the current situation, following which it will issue a "reasonable order."

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday resumed hearing into a suo moto notice over the ongoing political limbo after National Assembly (NA) deputy speaker Qasim Suri dismissed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan earlier and the subsequent dissolution of the parliament, local media, including 'The Dawn' reported.

According to the report, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial said the court will consider the legality of the current situation, following which it will issue a "reasonable order."

In another development, Khan summoned a meeting of PTI Parliamentary Board on Tuesday. An ANI input, citing Pakistan's 'The Nation', said, Khan will chair the meeting of the parliamentary board that may discuss ticket distribution for the next election.

Alarger bench comprising the CJP, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, are hearing the matter.

Pakistan is in the midst of a mjor political turmoil as the opposition parties moved a no-confidence motion againstthe the crickter-turned politician. The motion, deputy speaker dismissed in the National Assembyl on Sunday, despite Khan effectively losing the majority in the 342-member lower house of Parliament.  Subsequently, President Arif Alvi dissolved the National Assembly on the advice of Khan, which he could not do until an outcome of the no-confidence vote emerges.

The matter moved to the court and a three-member bench held the initial hearing despite the weekend. It issued notices to all the respondents, including President Alvi and deputy speaker Suri.

The country's apex court also ordered all parties not to take any "unconstitutional" measures and had adjourned the hearing until Monday.

The “entire procure by the deputy speaker and the advice by the premier to dissolve the assembly was unconstitutional,” PTI quoted constitutional lawyer Salman Akram Raja as saying.

He also explained that the illegality of the ruling would also make the advice as illegal as the prime minister cannot give advice to the assembly after a no-confidence motion was presented in the parliament against him.

Updated on Apr 04, 2022 03:24 PM IST

Written by Shivani Kumar | Edited by Sohini Goswami