Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawyer Salman Akram Raja approached the Supreme Court to make the election tribunals active in Punjab.
Salman Akram Raja filed a review petition against the July 4 court order.
The stand taken by the petitioner is that in the decision issued on July 4, the Election Commission was directed to consult the Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, the Supreme Court did not provide any guidelines regarding the consultation, on behalf of the Chief Justice. The appointment of any judge is considered the most prestigious.
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The petitioner said that the decision of the judges appointed by the Lahore High Court for the tribunals was correct, there is no legal justification for the Election Commission to disobey the judges appointed by the Lahore High Court. Given that they have the power to select judges for the tribunals.
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It was said in the petition that it is not right for the Supreme Court to suspend the decision of the Lahore High Court. The Supreme Court did not suspend the nomination of the judges appointed for the tribunals by the Lahore High Court. The Election Commission should consult the Lahore High Court on the nominated judges and give reasons.
PROTESTERS in Bangladesh have issued demands amid a lull in violence that has filled the streets in recent days after the government backed away from recruitment quotas for government jobs.
Student leaders said Monday they planned to continue the demonstrations despite a Supreme Court ruling the previous day to scale back a controversial job quota system that sparked the protests. A deadly government crackdown leading up to the ruling reportedly left 163 people dead, hundreds arrested and thousands injured.
The protesters demanded that the government release protest leaders, lift a military curfew and reopen universities that have been closed since Wednesday. They said they would give the government 48 hours to meet the demands.
Protesters came under fire from security forces, as did other students supporting the ruling Awami League party, last week as they launched their campaign against the quota system, which seeks to reserve sought-after government jobs for relatives of war veterans and other groups.
Although courts have largely overturned the quotas, protesters are demanding accountability for the crackdown, including the resignation of ministers.
They also called for a speedy formality of the decision. Law Minister Anisul Huq promised on Sunday that the government would implement the changes to the law within days.
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On Sunday, a military curfew imposed during the protests was eased for a few hours on Monday to allow people to buy basic necessities. But internet connectivity remained down for a fourth straight day in the country of 170 million people.
After protesters called for a nationwide shutdown on Monday, soldiers continued to patrol the streets and tanks were stationed along roads in the capital Dhaka. No further deaths or large gatherings were reported in the afternoon as a temporary calm persisted.
Bangladesh’s army chief said Monday the situation was “under control”. “The law and order situation is under control after the deployment of armed forces,” General Waker uz Zaman said in a statement after inspecting troops at several locations in Dhaka.
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Amid the protests, the government has widened its crackdown on opposition parties, with at least 70 people arrested from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
The job quota system, previously ruled out by the government but revived by the court last month, would give 30 per cent of government jobs to relatives of those who fought in the war that won independence from Pakistan in 1971.
After the cuts, 93% of public sector jobs will be dedicated to merit-based hiring, with 5% reserved for family members of veterans. A further 2% will be reserved for people from ethnic minority groups or people with disabilities. (Al Jazeera/Z-3)
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has prepared a list of 91 members of the National Assembly, while the list is likely to be submitted to the Election Commission today.
According to the details, the meeting of the parliamentary party of Tehreek-e-Insaf and Sunni Ittehad Council was held at Parliament House, Chairman PTI Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, Umar Ayub Khan, Shibli Faraz, Sunni Ittehad Council chief Sahibzada Hamid Raza and Sheikh Waqas Akram participated in the meeting. were
Apart from this, Ali Muhammad Khan, Atif Khan, Shandana Gulzar, Aoun Abbas Pabi, Mohsin Aziz, Faisal Saleem, Humayun Mohmand were also present in the meeting.
Sources said that the implementation of the decision of the Supreme Court on specific seats will be reviewed in the meeting, four points were discussed in the meeting and the opinions of all the members of parliament were taken.
After the meeting, members of parliament of Tehreek-e-Insaf and Sunni Ittehad Council took out a protest march. Barrister Gohar, Umar Ayub, Asad Qaiser, Zartaj Gul, Hamid Raza and Raja Nasir Abbas participated in the march, while the members holding placards in their hands also shouted slogans. of
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According to sources, PTI is likely to submit the list of National Assembly members to the Election Commission today.
Tehreek-e-Insaf declared 91 members of the National Assembly as members, while PTI’s list did not include Sahibzada Hamid Raza and Faisal Amin Gandapur.
He said that nothing can stand before the power of the people, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf will be present everywhere including the House, it will remain in the House and will protest peacefully for its rights outside the House.
He said that everything has changed following February 8, Tehreek-e-Insaf will be formed and it will be in this house.
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Justice (R) Maqbool Baqir resigned from becoming an ad hoc judge of the Supreme Court due to personal commitments.
According to the details, it has been proposed to appoint 4 ad hoc judges in the Supreme Court, however, Justice (R) Maqbool Baqir, who is on the list, declined to become an ad hoc judge, he apologized due to personal commitments.
In this regard, Justice (R) Maqbool Baqir said in his statement that he cannot accept the post of ad hoc judge due to personal commitments, the appointment of ad hoc judge is constitutional, the criticism on the issue of ad hoc judge is unjustified.
Justice Maqbool Baqir further said that if there were no personal and professional engagements, he would have accepted the offer of ad hoc judge. He further said that the two judges who accepted the post of ad hoc judge are also commendable.
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It should be noted that on July 16, former Supreme Court judge Justice Mushir Alam resigned from becoming an ad hoc judge and informed the Judicial Commission of his decision by writing a letter.
Former Justice Mushir Alam wrote in a letter to the Judicial Commission that Allah has given him more respect than his position.