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Govt to approach Supreme Court to seek clarity on Article 63(A): Fawad Chaudhry

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  • Fawad Chaudhry says SC will be requested to hear case daily.
  • PM Imran Khan says will take decisions to curb horse-trading.
  • He rules out “minus one”policy to save PTI govt.

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to approach the Supreme Court for interpretation of Article 63-A as several PTI lawmakers have announced to vote on the no-trust motion, in a violation of the party policy, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said Friday.

The decision was taken during a consultative meeting of the PTI’s political committee held today with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair.

The meeting was convened to discuss the legal options available to act against the disgruntled lawmakers and counter the Opposition’s move to dislodge the government of Imran Khan.

It came to light Thursday that around 24 PTI MNAs were residing at the Sindh House in Islamabad — and some of them had publicly announced to go against the party.

Hours later, the prime minister called a meeting of the senior party leadership and directed National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser to approach the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against the disgruntled members.

In a series of tweets today, Fawad Chaudhry said the government would file a petition under Article 186 of the Constitution to seek the interpretation of Article 63-A.

“… we will seek the Supreme Court’s interpretation as to what will be the standing of a party member’s vote who is found in violation of the party’s policy and is involved in horsetrading,” the federal minister said.

The information minister said the government would seek the apex court’s guidance on whether a person, who shifts loyalty for monetary benefit, should be ineligible for a lifetime for becoming a lawmaker or whether they could contest polls again and be elected to parliament.

“The Supreme Court will be requested to hear the case on a daily basis,” he said.

The prime minister, according to sources, assigned the responsibility for filing the reference in the apex court to PTI Additional Secretary Amir Mahmood Kiani and Adviser to Prime Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan.

“We will take such decisions that no one will be able to indulge in horsetrading next  time,” the prime minister told the participants.

The premier also directed the PTI leaders present in the meeting to ramp up the preparations for the March 27 rally — where the ruling party plans on gathering one million people, a day before the voting on the no-trust motion.

“All the lawmakers and party members should participate,” he said.

“No matter how much money they spend to remove me, I will fight them,” he said.

‘Will not impose governor’s rule in Sindh’

Moreover, the prime minister, according to sources, decided against taking extreme measures and announced that the federal government will not impose the governor’s rule in Sindh.

‘We will not impose governor’s rule in Sindh,” he said.

Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed had a day earlier proposed the premier take the step in order to stop “horsetrading” taking place at the Sindh House.

During the meeting, the majority of the participants opposed the move after the interior minister presented a summary in this regard.

“Only two federal ministers backed the idea,” sources said.

The PM, however, directed to deliberate further on the issue, saying the situation will deteriorate further by imposing the governor’s rule.

‘No minus one’

PM Imran Khan also said that some people were talking about a “minus one” policy.

“This cannot happen in any scenario.”

“Fortunately, they are requesting […] this will boost our morale,” he said, after MQM-P and PML-Q proposed a “minus Imran Khan” formula in a bid to save the PTI-led government.

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I will resign from office if the new roti pricing cannot be implemented. The Gandapur

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Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa declared on Wednesday that he would see to it that the new roti pricing was enforced throughout the province, threatening to resign from his position if he was unable to accomplish so.

The chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa announced that a second PDM2 test was being carried out while speaking with media outside the court.

“The country is unable to support any such experiments. All eyes were on the PDM-1 outcome. Where is this nation now? Say no more to plunging the nation into darkness “…

“Everyone knows what the caretaker government did with the country?” Speaking from experience, he counseled the authorities to make decisions based on wisdom and caution. Keep the nation in mind.

“Avoid doing any additional experiments, such as the London Plan. Think about the people who are crying because of inflation,” he continued.

We also launched health cards in Punjab, but you completed that project, stated the chief minister of KP. We are going to apply the lower roti rates that we have agreed upon. I will resign as chief minister if I am unable to accomplish this,” he declared resolutely.

Gandapur attacked Maryam Nawaz’s administration and said that it was visible on Tiktok, criticizing the Punjabi government. As long as a deal was made for the general good, he declared, he would not protest.

A court against terrorism in Islamabad heard a case earlier today about violence and ransacking at the Judicial Complex against PTI leaders and others. In the anti-terrorism court, the case was handled by Judge Tahir Abbas Supra.

The pretrial release of Chief Minister Gandapur and several others was prolonged by the anti-terrorism court till April 27.

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PTI will hold a sit-in to demand the release of the party founder.

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Marwat claimed that legal processes and political battle were necessary for the PTI founder’s release from prison.

Regarding the choice to start protests after April 21, the PTI leader stated that both the party and the former prime minister agreed.

If the government tried to use force to stop the party workers from protesting across cities, Marwat claimed that the PTI might start a march towards Islamabad.

According to Marwat, the party was thinking of bringing back a number of its leaders who had declared their intention to leave the PTI after the riots on May 9.

Imran Khan stated that two to three people might be permitted to rejoin the party, even though no criteria has been established for reuniting those who left following the May 9 riots.

The PTI leader went on to say that there is a strong belief that anybody who made a statement criticizing the party shouldn’t be allowed to join it.

Usman Dar stated that his family has suffered greatly and that his name has come up. He also mentioned that Aon Abbas, Maleeka Bokhari, and Ali Nawaz Awan are among those that the PTI believes should be taken back.

The PTI leader spoke on Fawad Chaudhry, saying that although the former party chief has tried to re-join the group, party members are opposed to it.

Former Finance Minister Asad Umar allegedly left the party after receiving a guarantee to be freed from the cipher case, according to Sher Afzal Marwat.

The PTI chief disclosed that he had made an effort to persuade the party hierarchy to reinstate Umar; however, Imran Khan declined.

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NAB clears Nawaz Sharif in the Toshakhana case

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According to specifics, the Accountability Court (AC) received a report from the accountability bureau about the Toshakhana reference.

According to the NAB inquiry report, Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), did not use a fictitious account to pay the money needed to purchase the car from Toshakhana.

The investigation told the court that although the car was turned over to Toshakhana in 1997, Nawaz did not own it at the time of its 2008 purchase.

Furthermore, in the Toshakhana reference, the accountability court has the power to exonerate former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

It is important to note that in January 2020, the executive board members authorized three references against former premiers Nawaz Sharif and Yousaf Raza Gillani, as well as former president Asif Ali Zardari, regarding the charges during a meeting presided over by Justice Retd Javed Iqbal, who was then the chairman of the NAB.

In addition, a complaint was brought against Anwar Majeed and Abdul Ghani Majeed for failing to pay the taxes on the high-end cars that were imported through Toshakhana.

According to the reference, the former president paid the tax amounts on the opulent cars that were gifts from the UAE and Libya using fictitious bank accounts rather than giving them to Toshakhana.

According to the report, former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani extended undue favors to the president, and Nawaz Sharif was permitted to give Asif Zardari the cars during his administration.

It is important to note that the Election Commission of Pakistan disqualified the PTI head for making “false statements and incorrect declaration,” which led to the Toshakhana issue becoming a major political sticking point in the country.

According to Articles 167 and 173 of the constitution, the former premier was determined to have engaged in corrupt activities, according to the ruling. “He will be the target of a criminal investigation for making a false statement.”

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