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.

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 18^th 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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