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ISLAMABAD: A summary of the presidential reference against the horse-trading has been sent to Prime Minister Imran Khan, and the same will be filed in the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday.
According to sources, the summary was sent to PM by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs on the direction of Parliamentary Affairs Advisor Dr. Babar Awan, while the draft of the presidential reference has been received by the prime minister.
Before filing the reference in the apex court, approval will be sought from the Federal Cabinet. The Cabinet Division will send a circulation summary to the Federal Ministers for approval of the reference.
It may be recalled that the PTI government on Friday decided in a high-level meeting to file a Presidential Reference against horse-trading in the court.
The reference against horse-trading will be brought in the light of the Supreme Court’s (SC) verdict of 2018. The premier was briefed by Advisor for Parliamentary Affairs Doctor Babar Awan and Attorney General.
It was decided in the meeting that the government will take strict legal action against dissident members of the Assembly and also decided on the future workings of the party.
On this occasion, the Prime Minister said we will take such drastic steps against the people involved in horse-trading that no one will dare to do anything like this ever again.
On the occasion, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said that the federal government is mulling to file reference at Supreme Court seeking a description of Article 63-A in a bid to curb horse-trading.