Ex-CJ’s son challenges PTI return to parliament

Published April 9, 2015
said attending the assemblies’ sessions by PTI’s former parliamentarians was an unconstitutional act. says attending the assemblies’ sessions by PTI’s former parliamentarians was an unconstitutional act.— AFP/file
said attending the assemblies’ sessions by PTI’s former parliamentarians was an unconstitutional act. says attending the assemblies’ sessions by PTI’s former parliamentarians was an unconstitutional act.— AFP/file

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday issued notices to federal and Punjab governments on a petition challenging Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s return to parliament.

Arsalan Iftikhar, son of former chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, filed the petition pleading that parliamentarians of the PTI had tendered their resignations to speakers of respective assemblies. He stated that speakers, however, did not accept the resignations.

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Whereas, constitutionally the parliamentarians of PTI were no more members of assemblies once they tendered the resignations, he added.

The petitioner said attending the assemblies’ sessions by PTI’s former parliamentarians was an unconstitutional act.

He asked the court to direct the Election Commission of Pakistan to de-notify all PTI’s parliamentarians who had tendered their resignations.

The court adjourned the hearing till April 22 and sought replies from the Centre and the Punjab government.

Published in Dawn, April 9th, 2015

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