PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has announced to challenge the Peshawar High Court’s ruling regarding the oath-taking of KP Assembly lawmakers elected on reserved seats in the Supreme Court.
The KP Law Minister Aftab Alam stated that the government will file a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the High Court’s decision within two days. Notable lawyers like Salman Akram Raja, Hamid Khan, and Faisal Siddiqui are part of the legal team handling the case.
Alam mentioned that a writ petition has been prepared. Until the Supreme Court provides a verdict on this matter, the oath will not be administered to the MPAs elected on reserved seats for minorities and women.
The KP government plans to discuss the potential postponement of the Senate election during a cabinet meeting today. While the option of approaching the court over the election delay is open, the final decision will be made after the cabinet’s deliberation.
Criticizing the ECP and PHC’s decision regarding denying reserved seats to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) which merged with the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), Alam highlighted what he perceived as injustice towards the party. He compared this situation to previous instances where the PTI faced challenges, such as the loss of its election symbol.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) signaled the possibility of postponing the Senate election in KP if oaths were not administered to the elected MPAs on reserved seats.
A deadlock persists between the KP government and opposition parties regarding the assembly session summoning by the KP governor, which led to delays in administering oaths to MPAs on reserved seats.
