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On Sunday, the Supreme Court created a five-member bigger bench regarding the situation in the National Assembly, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, in a key development amid the current political crisis in Pakistan over the dissolution of the National Assembly.
Attorney General Khalid Jawed Khan, members of the PTI, and members of the opposition were among those who made it to the Supreme Court. According to ARY News, following conversations with colleagues judges on the constitutional position
Following the dissolution of the National Assembly, President of the Supreme Court, Bar Ahsan Bhoon, summoned the CJP to take note of the situation and declare the unlawful action null and void. “There is no constitutional reason for the assembly’s dissolution,” he continued.
In the midst of the heightened political drama, the Supreme Court has taken suo moto notice of President Arif Alvi’s dissolution of the National Assembly on Sunday.
Earlier, in his address to the media, Imran Khan stated that he had asked the President to dissolve the Assembly, after which Arif Alvi dissolved the NA. Elections are likely to take place within the next 90 days.
“I have written to the President requesting that the Assemblies be dissolved. Elections should be held in a democratic manner. I urge the people of Pakistan to get ready for elections “Khan stated in a speech to the nation.
Today’s session was chaired by National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri, who dismissed the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government as a violation of Article 5 of the Constitution.
In response, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari stated that Imran Khan’s proposal to the President to dissolve the National Assembly is a violation of the Constitution.
“By not permitting voting on the no-confidence motion, the government has violated the Constitution. The United Opposition will not leave Parliament. Our attorneys are on their way to the Supreme Court. We urge all institutions to maintain, uphold, defend, and execute Pakistan’s Constitution “Bilawal stated.
Bilawal Bhutto went on to say that everyone saw the Constitution being violated.
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“Everyone has seen what happened today in Pakistan. President, Speaker, it is clear that the Opposition had a majority in the no-confidence vote against Imran Khan “Bilawal stated.
He slammed the Deputy Speaker, saying, “He did something unconstitutional at the last minute. He violated Pakistan’s constitution. According to the Constitution, the no-trust vote had to take place today.”
He stated that the opposition has chosen to resist the unconstitutional move in the National Assembly by refusing to leave the floor until their constitutional rights are granted to them.
Imran Khan appears to have lost support in both the Lower House of the legislature and the all-powerful Pakistan Army.
On March 8, the opposition party introduced a no-confidence resolution against the Prime Minister. Imran Khan suffered a huge setback when the PTI “lost the majority” in the National Assembly after losing its primary coalition partner, Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P). The MQM declared that it had reached an agreement with the opposition Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and would support the no-trust vote in the National Assembly’s 342-member chamber.
