Supreme Court verdict will fuel constitutional crisis, says law minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Tuesday said the Supreme Court’s verdict in the election delay case, will further fuel constitutional and political crises in the country, ARY News reported.

The Supreme Court today declared the ECP’s order postponing the provincial assembly elections until October 8 as “unconstitutional” and ordered the government to release Rs21 billion funds for elections in Punjab by April 10.

Law Minister Tarar regretted the decision of the three-member bench of the apex court saying it will further aggravate the constitutional and political crises.

“Eyebrows are being raised over the six judges’ bench of the court formed today,” law minister said.

He appealed the chief justice to “unite the house, none will be able to object over the united decisions”, he said.

“Still, we have time to constitute the full court bench for resolution of the matter,” he added.

After the apex court verdict, the law minister in a media talk raised questions over case proceedings. He said that the nation has witnessed a division among judges.