The bench directed all provinces to ensure that elections were held soon after Muharram. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has warned all the provincial governments that if they didn't hold Local Government (LG) elections soon after Muharram, the Court would restore the old LG system in the country.
A three-member bench comprising of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Justice Jawad S Khawaja and Justice Azmat Saeed was hearing the petition pertaining to local government elections.
The bench directed all provinces to ensure that elections were held soon after Muharram.
The court also directed all provincial legal officers to sit in discussion with the Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) on how to exercise constitutional provisions in order to enable holding polls in the country.
“People contest elections under the constitution and defy the same document after making it to the government,” remarked Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.
The court ordered advocate generals of the four provinces to consult with provincial governments, set a precise time frame for conducting the polls and submit the final date for the elections by October 2.
Justice Jawad S Khawaja said the court would like to hear the names of those who were obstructing the elections.
“Tell us the names of the persons who create hurdles in holding the local government elections and we will deal with them”.
While Justice Khawaja reprimanded the K-P government for not delivering on its promise to conduct elections within 100 days, the Chief Justice Ifitikhar Mohammad Chaudhry said that Sindh government is ahead among all the provinces for holding the LG elections.
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A Slap on the FACE of PTI & PTI Supporters: "While Justice Khawaja reprimanded the K-P government for not delivering on its promise to conduct elections within 100 days."
SC has tried its best to guide the Government, but if Government does not want to implement on the orders of SC, it comes up with lame excuses.
Well done SC. The LB should be in place to serve the masses.
i think supreme court has taken good initiative to send back old system if they can not hold election. local government is very important system for grassroots solving problem