ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday returned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) petition seeking general elections within 90 days after raising objections.
According to the Registrar office objections, the petitioner did not approach the forum concerned before filing the plea besides it has not mentioned how it affects his basic rights.
On August 28, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) moved Supreme Court (SC) against delay in general elections.
As per details, PTI filed a plea in the Supreme Court against the election delay. The plea urged the apex court to direct the president to announce the election date within 90 days.
The plea stated that Supreme Could should also direct the ECP to issue the schedule for upcoming general elections.
The top court was urged to declare the CCI decision regarding the delimitation and the census 2023 null and void.
It is pertinent to mention here that the ECP decided to hold general elections in the second week of February 2024.