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A hearing in the Pakistani Supreme Court (SC) on a delay to Punjab’s regional elections has been adjourned until Monday after being blighted by recusals from two judges. The first, Justice Aminuddin Khan, stepped down on Thursday after sitting on a three-judge bench which deferred Article 184(3) cases. Judge Jamal Khan Mandokhail followed on Friday, […]
Justice Aminuddin Khan of the Supreme Court in Pakistan has recused himself from a five-member bench to hear a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf petition against the Election Commission’s decision to postpone the election in Punjab Assembly. Justice Khan recused himself after a judgement authored by himself and Justice Isa was issued a day earlier, stating that the […]
Pakistan’s top court has accused the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) of obstructing orders from the Supreme Court. The comments came during a hearing into a petition lodged by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, which was challenging the ECP’s decision to delay the Punjab Assembly elections until 8 October due to fears over national security. Barrister […]
The governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Haji Ghulam Ali, has requested a delay in holding provincial elections scheduled for 28 May, citing concerns about terrorist attacks, as well as difficulties related to the ongoing census and a lack of security officials. Speaking to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Ali also suggested consultation with stakeholders including […]
