The Supreme Court is hearing review petitions of the 2017 sit-in by Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) at Faizabad, Islamabad. The Chief Justice is heading the three-judge bench which includes Justice Aminud Din Khan and Justice Athar Minallah. The controversial judgement criticized many government departments for causing inconvenience during the 20-day sit-in. Pleas against the verdict were filed by the Ministry of Defence, Intelligence Bureau, PTI, Pemra, ECP, MQM, AML chief Sheikh Rashid, and Ijazul Haq. The court observed that most petitioners withdrew their pleas due to fear of speaking the truth. Former Pemra chief Absar Alam revealed interference of intelligence agencies and “media coercion” during the sit-in. The 2019 judgement was found insufficient and a new fact-finding commission was formed to probe the sit-in. The review petitions had urged the court to set aside adverse observations made against their departments. The Defence Ministry also requested to set aside observations about the armed forces and/or the Inter-Services Intelligence. The Election Commission of Pakistan contended that they had applied and enforced laws and code of conduct during the sit-in. The PTI questioned the mention of their 2014 joint sit-in in the verdict. The hearings are ongoing, with the federal government seeking to withdraw two civil review petitions.
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