Pakistan Supreme Court resumes hearing on dismissal of no-confidence motion against PM Imran Khan
Pakistan’s Supreme Court today resumed the hearing on the ruling issued by the National Assembly Speaker which dismissed the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan on account of being alleged sponsored by a foreign power.
Pakistan’s top court had taken suo motu cognizance of the current political situation in the country.
Pakistan’s embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan stunned the Opposition on Sunday by recommending snap elections within three months, minutes after a no-confidence motion against him was dismissed by the deputy speaker of the National Assembly.
Imran Khan then got Pakistan President Arif Alvi to dissolve the 342-member National Assembly. He also nominated former Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed for the office of caretaker Prime Minister.
Meanwhile, according to Pakistan media reports, the Election Commission of Pakistan has expressed its inability to conduct general elections within three months. It has cited various legal hitches and procedural challenges as the reason.
Quoting senior officials of the Election Commission of Pakistan, it said that the preparations for the general elections would require some six months. The fresh delimitation of constituencies, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where the number of seats had been increased under the 26th Amendment, and bringing district- and constituency-wise electoral rolls in conformity were the major challenges.
