ISLAMABAD: The joint opposition has decided to bring 197 members of the National Assembly (MNAs) to the hearing of the Supreme Court on the current political situation tomorrow (Monday).
The Supreme Court on Sunday refused to suspend the ruling of the NA Deputy Speaker who disallowed voting on the no-confidence motion against the prime minister. The top directed the Attorney General for Pakistan to submit it on Monday.
The chief justice ordered that the PPP’s request be accepted and said the court would review the deputy speaker’s actions. The court, however, rejected a request to suspend the deputy speaker’s ruling.
The joint opposition has decided to appear before the Supreme Court (SC) during tomorrow’s hearing on the political situation. A five-member large bench of the SC will hear the notice at 1 PM. Meanwhile, the scheduled hearing on the interpretation of Article 63 (A) has been postponed.
The opposition leaders issued a joint declaration and said that Imran Khan committed treason against the country by subverting the Constitution. It said the penalty of treason was mentioned in Article 6 and Imran Khan’s treason should be strongly condemned.
The opposition has termed it a black day in the history of Pakistan and said treason was committed against democracy, law and political morality. The opposition parties condemned the non-parliamentary steps taken by the government and the NA speaker despite the opposition having a majority during the no-confidence move.
The opposition thanked the MNAs for supporting the nation and democracy, as well as praised the chief justice’s suo moto notice of the current political situation. The opposition parties expressed hopes that the judiciary will reach a verdict under the Constitution.
