Tag: may 14
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Court throws out ECP review petition against May 14 election decision
The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday threw out the review petition of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) about the May 14 polls order, The News has reported. “The court will intervene whenever there is a constitutional violation,” Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial said. In April 2023, a three-member bench of the apex court headed…
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Chief Justice asks govt and PTI to sit together again on elections matter
While hearing the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) plea to revisit its April 4 order on Punjab polls, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Umar Ata Bandial, said on Monday that both government and Pakistan Tehreeke-e-Insaf (PTI) should resume talks. Justice Bandial said that the constitution guaranteed political rights. “We don’t want to get into political…
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Ap ko tab jazbaati hona chahiye tha jab Nawaz Sharif ko nikala gaya, Maryam tells Chief Justice
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz, speaking at a lawyers’ convention, criticised Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial after the Supreme Court (SC) verdict of holding of Punjab polls on May 14. “I saw tickers on TV attributed to the CJP, that said that the chief justice got emotional during…