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Supreme Court declares deputy speaker’s ruling null and void, restores National Assembly

The courts and army have been fairly hands off so far because they assumed IK was engaging in political kabuki theater which is within his right to do as a politician to strengthen his position for the upcoming elections

But if the vote is delayed again today, these institutions will not treat it with the same soft hands approach. IK might never become PM again. It's politically prudent for him to let the vote proceed and then start making the argument to the people for the next election

I think a few more days will be allowed for political theater. Especially since he has said he will accept the SC decision.
 
From what I read the vote had to have happened on April 3. That should have been last day.

And while this makes him appear like a sore loser to his opponents and people who are neutral, his base wants him to fight to the last ball. So I don't think what he did last week and what he is doing today is hurting him.

And will the court really hold him in contempt if they extend it a few days? Maybe. But he will be out of office sooner rather than later, so they might just let it go.

Hopefully it gets over today. Too much theatre.
 
IHC giving an order to put IK on ECL. At 12am...these banana courts
 
Nothing to worry about - means nothing.

You think he is one of the Sharifs that he will run?

Oh I know he's not gonna run. Just pointing out the antics of the mistablishment and opposition working against him
 
In sha Allah, he will get even more stronger and dangerous.
 
Maryam Nawaz asks SC why it didn't summon Qasim Suri for violating Constitution
Maryam says whenever a petition is filed in a court of law, people already know which bench will be formed to hear that

ISLAMABAD: PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Monday questioned the Supreme Court of Pakistan and asked why it did not summon former National Assembly deputy speaker Qasim Suri for violating the Constitution.

Speaking during a press conference in Islamabad flanked by several leaders of the coalition government and the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), including Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazl ur Rehman, Maryam criticised the country's justice system and said that whenever a petition is filed in a court of law, people already know which bench will be formed to hear that.

At the beginning of the press briefing, which was organised ahead of the Supreme Court Session to decide the ruling of the Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Dost Mazari, Maryam said that a lot of people discouraged her from holding a press briefing right now as the government's appeal regarding the formation of a full bench to hear Mazari's case was under review at the top court.

On July 22, the much-awaited election for the chief minister of Punjab took a dramatic turn after PML-N's candidate Hamza Shahbaz successfully retained the province's top post, defeating Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervez Elahi with three votes. Following the counting of votes, Mazari, citing Article 63(A) of the Constitution, rejected 10 votes cast by PML-Q members. As a result, Hamza received 179 votes, while Elahi managed to bag 176 votes.

The PML-N president, while criticising the country's judiciary, said that if the history of court decisions in Pakistan is reviewed, it would be a shocking revelation, adding that whenever institutions are subjected to insults, it is done from within and not by outside forces.

"One flawed ruling could blow up an entire case," she said. "If the right decisions are made, then criticism would hold no value."

Recalling past events, she said that as soon as Hamza Shahbaz was elected as the chief minister of Punjab, the PTI immediately approached the apex court.

"PTI members jumped the walls of the Supreme Court at nighttime and as a result, the doors of the court had to be opened at odd hours. The registrar rushed to the court, while a petition was not even prepared," she said.

Questioning the impartiality of the justice system, she said that whenever a petition is filed in a court of law, people already know which bench will be formed to hear that.

"If decisions are to be made in a one-sided manner, then there is no need to hold a court hearing at all. The [court should] hand over Punjab to Imran Khan without any legal proceedings," she said.

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