Supreme Court orders no-confidence vote by Saturday morning
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The Supreme Court has declared the rolling of the Deputy Speaker unconstitutional and restored the National Assembly and ordered a no-confidence vote against the Prime Minister.
After a five-day hearing on the suo motu notice, the apex court on Thursday in a unanimous short order ruled that Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri's rejection of the no-confidence motion was unconstitutional.
It was also unconstitutional for the Prime Minister of Pakistan to advise the President to dissolve the National Assembly after a no-confidence motion was filed as per the court order.
Opposition Alliance Pakistan Democratic Moment (PDM) has declared the decision of the Supreme Court as satisfactory and announced to celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow.
Talking to media in Islamabad, PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that there would be no protest tomorrow but Thanksgiving Day.
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Shahbaz Sharif said that with this decision, the judiciary has enhanced its independence and dignity.
This is the second time that the country's highest court has declared the dissolution of the National Assembly unconstitutional and ordered to roll back all measures.
Earlier, in 1993, the removal of the Nawaz Sharif government was annulled and it was allowed to function again as it had before President Ishaq Khan's dissolution of the Assembly.
The Supreme Court in its order said that the government's actions so far were unconstitutional. It is the duty of the Speaker to convene a meeting of the National Assembly.
The court has also reinstated the federal cabinet.
The court order said that it was the responsibility of the Speaker to convene an ongoing session of the National Assembly and to do so immediately without delay beyond 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 9. ۔ And on that day, he should act on the same agenda that was issued on April 3.
The Speaker cannot adjourn the Assembly under Article 54 (3) of the Constitution unless a vote of no confidence is taken. The meeting may be adjourned only if the no-confidence motion fails, or the no-confidence motion succeeds and a new Prime Minister is elected under Article 91 of the Constitution and he assumes office under Rules 32. '
Opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif and PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari were also summoned to the court rostrum at the end of a lengthy hearing on Thursday. Earlier, PML-N lawyer Makhdoom Ali Khan told the court that the Speaker's rolling was unconstitutional and he was not protected under the proceedings of the House.
Attorney General Khalid Javed Khan on one occasion apologized for defending the Speaker's rolling in court but claimed in his arguments that "no-confidence motion was not allowed to be presented legally".
The attorney general said his problem was new elections.
Chief Justice Omar Ata Bandial said, "One thing is for sure, Rolling is wrong. We'll see what happens next. "
Justice Muneeb Akhtar said that the Speaker is the caretaker of the House. The speaker does not just sit there for personal comfort. The speaker cannot give his opinion and say goodbye to the other members.
The Chief Justice inquired that if Fawad Chaudhry had objected on March 28, could the motion have been rejected before it was moved?
The attorney general said the motion could have been rejected.
Chief Justice Omar Ata Bandial said, “The court has to look after the national interest as well. ‘
Justice Jamal Mandokhel said that the court should not make a decision based on the circumstances and results. The court has to decide keeping in view the constitution.
"Any speaker who comes tomorrow will do as he pleases. The court did not see who would come and who would not. We will not go into the outcome of the decision.
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