NA speaker decides 'against' giving parliamentary record to SC

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly (NA) Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has decided against the provision of parliamentary records to the SC in the Supreme Court (Practices and Procedure) Bill case, ARY News reported, quoting well-informed sources. 

On Tuesday, Supreme Court (SC) Registrar Ishrat Ali sought the record of five National Assembly (NA) sessions from the speaker’s office.

The matter of providing a record of the parliamentary proceedings was left to the consent of the lower house of the parliament. The sources said the NA yet has not given consent on the matter.

As per details, the SC registrar’s office sought record of NA sessions held on April 6, 10, 17, 26 and 27. The minutes of National Assembly standing committee on Finance have also been sought by the SC office.

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Earlier in the day, Supreme Court (SC) directed AGP Mansoor Awan to submit the parliamentary record in the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure Bill) 2023 by tomorrow.

The Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023, which is aimed at regulating the powers of the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), was approved by the Parliament during a joint sitting on April 10.