Leaders of the ruling PDM, who addressed a presser this morning, have been barred from entering the apex court.
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court is hear the petitions against the ruling of the Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari Monday.
A three-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Umar Atta Bandial, will hear the petitions. The other two members of the bench are Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan.
Fool proof security arrangements have been made around the Supreme Court today, political workers were not given access to the Supreme Court in any case.
Entry into the red zone will be given on the basis of office card only, prisoner van and water cannon will also be kept in the red zone.
On the other hand, the government allies have decided to file a petition for the full court on the issue of the ruling of the Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly.
PDM leaders will go to the Supreme Court along with lawyers, in which leaders of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam – Fazl (JUI-F) will be included. MQM, ANP and other allied parties are also among the petitioners.
Vice President Muslim League-N Maryam Nawaz has said that the judiciary is being insulted by controversial decisions.
During the press conference of the leaders of the ruling coalition in Islamabad, Maryam Nawaz said that the effects of court decisions last for decades, a wrong decision blows up the whole case.
She said that after the electoral victory of Hamza Shehbaz, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) went to the Apex Court, the nation saw that the Supreme Court registry was opened on a holiday, at night, the registrar himself came from home and said where is the petition.
Maulana Fazlul Rehman announced at the presser the Supreme Court had barred PDM leaders from entry into its premises.
Earlier, in a meeting presided over by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Sunday, a consultation was held on the matter under hearing in the Supreme Court.
A meeting was held in Model Town under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, consultations were held regarding the case pending in the court regarding the election of the Chief Minister of Punjab, and the political situation of Punjab was considered.
Earlier, according to party sources, it was decided in the meeting that the Punjab cabinet should be formed immediately.
Later, the cabinet of Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shehbaz took oath at the Governor House.
The swearing-in ceremony of the Punjab Cabinet was held at the Governor’s House, where Governor Balighur Rehman administered the oath to the provincial ministers.
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