Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz strongly coitized the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s verdict on the case of the reserved seat.
She said, “What was this decision for if not to bring instability in the country?”
The CM said adding “I request the Supreme Court Judges to let this country move forward. Anyone willing to throw down the government will be dealt with iron hands.”
“You have to decide the case according to the constitution and not according to your conscious. Where the decisions are made on conscious rather than the constitution, they just bring destruction in societies.” “The person you are trying to bring back in power is the enemy of this nation.” “He was given relief in the plate and even the relief he didn’t ask for.” “For one person the constitution is being re-written and the former CJP started this trend.”
“A group of few people makes such decisions and bring the country to destruction. The PTI didn’t ask for relief but it was given to it in a plate. We will not let any conspirators succeed in their designs,” the CM adding said whenever Pakistan starts flourishing, someone brings it back. Now it will not go any more. She said this addressing ceremony today. She said Nawaz Sharif came into power with the people’s vote but was ousted from his constitutional office. He brought this country on a right track, but his government was toppled with the help of the court. Imran Khan bring IMF to this country, and now when again the country’s economy was coming to the track, problems have started with anti-Pakistan elements.
Meanwhile, Federal Minister for Defense Khawaja Asif in a statement said efforts are being made to set aside the February 8 election, but the government will let no such effort succeed. “We will fight for every inch of our right. Efforts are being made totopple the government, but such efforts will not succeed any way.”
It is important to note that after the SC decided the reserved seats case in favor of the PTI, the government looks in a mood to not let this decision implemented at any way. The government strongly reacted to this decision even before and filed a review petition seeking this decision be set aside. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) raised objections on this decision stating it was not clear on some points.
The ECP yesterday held a crucial meeting to discuss this verdict on the PTI’s eligibility for reserved seats but failed to reach a decision, with one official suggesting that the commission may need to seek further directions from the top court amid lack of clarity. The meeting, chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja via video link, was attended by ECP members and senior officials, including the secretary and special secretary, the ECP said. The ECP’s legal team presented various legal aspects of the case.
It was decided that another meeting would be held today (Friday) to reach a conclusion. The SC through a majority verdict of 8-5, declared the PTI a parliamentary party and ruled that it is eligible for reserved seats for women and non-Muslims in the National and provincial assemblies, potentially making it the single largest party in both houses of parliament. It was reported the notifications of 39 PTI MNAs who mentioned their affiliation with the party had no problem, the documents of 41 other MNAs need scrutiny.
Upon receiving these statements, the ECP will notify the concerned political party, seeking confirmation within 15 days. Following this, under Article 51 of the Constitution, the ECP will publish a list of the returned candidates on its website and submit a compliance report to the SC. The SC order explained s that under Article 51(5) of the Constitution, the PTI is entitled to reserved seats for women and minorities in the National and provincial assemblies of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh, based on the number of general seats it secured. If the ECP or PTI need further clarification, the judgement allows the commission to seek directions from the Supreme Court by submitting an appropriate application.
(By Rana Kashif)
