LALA MUSA: Advisor to Prime Minister on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira Sunday criticized Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan for blaming and threatening the state institutions.
Addressing a press conference in Lala Musa, he called for the constitution of a full court bench by the Supreme Court for hearing the current political and constitutional crisis in Punjab.
Replying to a question, Qamar Zaman Kaira said the government and its allies will accept the court decision. The advisor blamed the members of PML-Q have violated the direction of the party head adding he said there is no space for such things in the constitution and rejected the term of Trustee Chief Minister.
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On Saturday, the ruling coalition in Pakistan demanded of the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial form a full bench to hear a petition from PTI candidate for CM Punjab Parvez Elahi challenging a ruling from Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly to reject votes of PML-Q during the election.
A handout issued from the coalition government read that the apex court must take up a review petition from Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and other petitions jointly.
“This is a matter of national and political importance,” it said, adding that the masses are paying the price of political instability in the face of inflation, unemployment, and poverty.
