ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday issued notices to the lawmakers belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e Insaf (PTI) on their resignations from the National Assembly.
A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali issued notices while hearing a case pertaining to the PTI members’ resignation issue.
During the course of hearing today, the petitioner Zafar Ali Shah pleaded before the court that the issue of PTI resignations from the lower house is not a political one but constitutional.
The PTI had announced to boycott the Parliament in August last year to protest against alleged massive rigging in the 2013 general elections. But in April this year, it decided to return to the Parliament after almost seven months of absence from the National Assembly and provincial assemblies of Punjab and Sindh.
Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali to take oath as new CJ
Meanwhile, Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali will take oath as the new Chief Justice of Pakistan on Thursday as the Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Jawwad S Khawaja is retiring from his post today.
President Mamnoon Hussain will administer the oath to Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali at a ceremony to be held at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad.
Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali will remain the Chief Justice until his retirement on December 31, 2016.
