Tribune Take: SC suspension of parliamentarians is temporary

Suspension of 28 parliamentarians is temporary, they should be back to work as soon as 20th amendment is passed.


Mahawish Rezvi February 06, 2012

In today’s episode of the Tribune Take we look at the Supreme Court suspension of 28 parliamentarians who were elected to their seats in the National Assembly and Senate through by-polls held after the 18th amendment.

Irfan Ghauri, Senior Reporter The Express Tribune Islamabad, says this is a temporary suspension and these parliamentarians should be back to work as soon as the 20th amendment is passed.

He says that the supreme court objected to these elections because at the time of the polls, the Election Commission wasn't fully formed and was just operating under the commissioner, instead of the four members who are supposed to share power.

Ghauri says the national assembly is currently in session to vote on the 20th amendment and so is the Senate. Once passed the President is likely to sign it, making it into law.

Read Irfan Ghauri’s articles here.

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COMMENTS (4)

Colonel- (Ch Umair) | 12 years ago | Reply

will SC ever do some productive work?

Mirza | 12 years ago | Reply It is ironic that the PCO SC is wasting so much time and public funds on cases which have no results. When the 20th amendment is in the process what good is the SC decision except a whole lot of nothing. Everything by the elected but NRO govt is being delegitimized except their restoration of judges. Only that action is legitimate by this NRO corrupt govt and nothing else. All the talk of bogus votes is total non sense. PPP was nowhere close to power to make the lists. Why is PCO SC not brining Mush to the court and ask him about the lists?
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