ISLAMABAD: The PTI has challenged the election commission’s decision to change the date for elections to the Punjab and KP assemblies and filed a contempt of court petition in Supreme Court.
The speakers of both the Punjab and KP assemblies – Sibtain Khan and Mushtaq Ghani have filed a joint constitutional petition on behalf of the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf in the Supreme Court.
PTI Secretary General Asad Umar, Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed and Abdul Rehman have been among the joint petitioners.
The federation, Punjab and KPK have been made respondents along with the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Law and the cabinet in the PTI’s petition.
On the other hand, a contempt of court petition has filed in Supreme Court against postponement of elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
The prime minister, chief ministers, the KP Governor and Chief Election Commissioner have been made party in the contempt petition filed by Advocate GM Chaudhry, a resident of Islamabad.
“The Supreme Court had ordered the Election Commission and federal government for holding elections in Punjab and KP,” the petition read.
“All state institutions are bound to enforce the supreme court’s orders and non-compliance will be contempt of the court under Article 204 of the constitution,” according to the petition.
“The government is spending funds on projects that could not be preferred over elections. The government misinterpreting the supreme court’s March 1st order and intends to escape from the elections,” the petition read.
The petitioner pleads with the court to initiate contempt of the court proceedings against the government under the constitution. The court ordered the respondents to hold elections as per the ruling of the court, petitioner said.
