Shortly after the announcement of apex court verdict on election delay, Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar lamented the ruling and said the SC should have made a decision with collective wisdom. “The full court should have heard the case,” he added. The minister foresaw that the current political situation and crisis will further aggravate. He said ECP lawyers and other stakeholders had argued that the court should first decide on the March 1 verdict which was “rejected 4-3 a full court should have cleared this confusion.”

He said the cabinet would discuss the matter in its meeting. Earlier, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah had said that elections should be held in the country simultaneously, adding that separate polls to provincial assemblies will only create anarchy, chaos and further political crises. Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar has once again prayed the Chief Justice of Pakistan to constitute a thirteen-member bench to hear the recent important matters pertaining to the law and constitution.

He said dignity and writ of the Supreme Court demand such a course which will also serve the interests of the nation. The Law Minister said Pakistan cannot afford constitutional and political crisis. Pointing towards the division within the apex court, the Law Minister said being head of the institution, it is responsibility of the honorable Chief Justice of Pakistan to do away with it. The Law Minister said there should not be confrontation between the institutions. Responding to a question, he said the apex court's decision regarding provincial government elections will be discussed in the federal cabinet being held today and the parliament.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-INP