Uncertain fate of elections riles Sheikh Rashid
Pakistan
A constitutional amendment is mandatory to raise the number of seats in NA: AML chief
RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) - Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has raised doubts over holding the elections within 90 days.
The former interior minister said it's an important question when and how the elections would be held in the country. "It is clearly written in the constitution that elections will be held within 90 days after the dissolution of National Assembly," he said.
Taking to social media website X (formerly Twitter), the veteran politician said the petition of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) in the apex court for a decision on elections held great significance.
The Election Commission had already made it clear that it would accept the decision of the apex court related to the elections, he added.
“A constitutional amendment is mandatory to raise the number of seats in the National Assembly and the ECP is well aware of it,” Rashid said.
He added that Shehbaz Sharif’s government made laws only for personal interests during his last 15 days in the government.
ملک میں الیکشن کب ہوں گے کیسے ہوں گے یہ ایک اہم سوال ہےآئین واضع حکم دیتا ہے کہ اسمبلی تحلیل ہونے کی صورت میں 90روز میں انتخابات کروانے ہونگے سپریم کورٹ بار کونسل کی الیکشن کی بابت اپیل سپریم کورٹ میں انتہائی اہم ہے الیکشن کمیشن کہہ چکا ہے سپریم کورٹ جو فیصلہ کرے گی اس پر عمل…
— Sheikh Rashid Ahmed (@ShkhRasheed) August 19, 2023
"It seems the outgoing Chief Justice of Pakistan may give some important decisions during his last few days in the office," he said.
The AML chief was of the view that half of the Senate would fall vacant on March 11 at midnight (after the retirement of senators). "It is a constitutional obligation to hold elections before March 11 otherwise, a crisis will emerge," he added.
The seasoned politician said two caretaker chief ministers voted in the meeting of Council of Common Interest (CCI) and therefore, there was a question mark over the decisions of the CCI.
