The government has demanded a full court to hear the plea against the postponement of the elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Speaking to media outside the Supreme Court of Pakistan before the hearing of a petition filed by the PTI over delay in elections, Federal Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar appealed to Chief Justice of Pakistan Omar Ata Bandial to form a full court bench to hear petitions regarding elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
“The government requests the present bench to form a full court to hear the plea and interpret all matters, including the powers of the Election Commission of Pakistan,” he said.
“The constitutional interpretations that affect the masses deeply should not have the decision of a person. For this reason, only a collective thought can find out a solution. It is considered to be correct,” he added.
He said that the ECP is performing its duty under the Article 218(3). “The ECP is not bound to any decision. It is not my duty to give a legal advice to the ECP,” he added.
Azam Nazir Tarar said three major parties of the ruling coalition PML-N, PPP and JUI-F had decided to become a party in the case, adding that petitions in this regard would be submitted in the apex court.
