LHC admits PAT assembly petition

Petitioner requests that all assemblies be dissolved as assembly members were violating the Constitution

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday admitted a petition made by Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) for hearing a case regarding the dissolution the provincial and national assemblies, Express News reported.

The court sent notices to the federal government, the Punjab government and the attorney general for Pakistan (AGP) asking them to appear before it on September 19.

Using a statement made by the former Punjab law minister Rana Sanaullah as evidence, a PAT representative stated that Sanaullah had said that members of the assembly took commission from development funds - thereby not fulfilling Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution.

His request further stated that as the assembly members were violating the Constitution, all assemblies should be dissolved.