Court asks if army chief’s affidavit can be provided; NA speaker’s ruling challenged

Attorneys of political parties advise top court to exercise restraint.

Bench adjourns hearing till third week of October

Ayaz Sadiq says, as speaker of Parliament, he is not bound to forward such a reference to ECP for a decision

The bench asks if SHC can suspend decision to place Musharraf’s name on ECL

Says it cannot dispose of the case after the death of the alleged murderer

JIT probing the case says their ability to probe cases with no leads was limited

Petitioner argues larger bench should be constituted as all eyes are on apex court due to current critical situation

Petition seeks explanations from govt for inexplicable delays in execution of prisoners on death row

Lawyers reluctant to contest ECL case as it is ‘weak’