Dawood Ahmed:
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has barred all state institutions from taking any ‘extra-constitutional’ steps in the aftermath of the dissolution of the national assembly by the President on Sunday.
The apex court had taken a suo moto notice of the dissolution of the national assembly and dismissed of no-trust motion by the deputy speaker against Prime Minister Imran Khan. Deputy Speaker of the NA, Qasim Suri dismissed the no-trust motion against the premier, terming it a conspiracy against the country at the behest of foreign players.
The top court, after issuing notices to the Attorney General of Pakistan and others on the matter, postponed the hearing till Monday (tomorrow).
DS act may be held in violation of fundamental rights of the people: Petition
The petition filed by the opposition maintained that it is “most respectfully prayed that the act of the Deputy Speaker by proroguing the Session of Parliament on the vote of No Confidence Motion may be held to be in violation of fundamental rights of the people of Pakistan and against Article 66, 95, 17(2) and other enabling provisions and this act and all consequences thereafter may be set aside by declaring the same illegal, ultra vires to the Constitution and consequently the Speaker/ Deputy Speaker National Assembly may be directed to conduct the vote count on No Confidence Motion of the members present in the National Assembly on the floor of the house and declared the result of the No-Confidence Motion.
“It is further prayed that the respondents may be directed not to interfere with the vote count and smooth voting on the resolution of No Confidence of the Prime Minister as per the Agenda today.
