ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Wednesday that should either amend the country’s constitution or hold polls in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab assemblies as per the order of Supreme Court of Pakistan.
In a tweet, he said, “The Prime Minister is saying polls should be held in October, whereas the constitution of the country says election should be held within ninety days after the dissolution of assemblies,”
PTI and Government over issue of polls
He remarked current government should either take the matter to the country’s Parliament and amend the current Constitution or arrange the elections.
شہباز شریف کہ رہے ہیں کہ انتخابات اکتوبر میں ہونے چاہئیں آئین کہتا ہے کہ اسمبلیاں ٹوٹنے کے نوے دن کے اندر الیکشن ہونے ہیں کابینہ اپنا فیصلہ پارلیمان کو بھیج دے اور دو تہائ اکثریت سے آئین کو بدل لے دوسری صورت میں پنجاب اور خیبرپختونخواہ میں سپریم کورٹ کے حکم کے مطابق الیکشن…
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) April 26, 2023
Meanwhile, PTI senior leader and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi that the upcoming Punjab election case hearing on Thursday would see his party appearing in court.
PTI, Qureshi said, was committed to upholding the constitution of Pakistan, the rule of law, and the verdict of the Supreme Court.
Qureshi accused the PDM of playing a hypocritical game and trying to deceive the people by giving a different meaning to the verdict. The former foreign minister claimed that if the PDM really wanted elections, the government would have released the funds for elections.
He also tweeted: “In the best interests of the country and people, we were willing to hold talks, to develop a consensus within the ambit of the constitution”.
In best interests of our country and people, we were willing to sit down for talks, to develop political consensus within ambit of the Constitution. But clearly this govt is not sincere. @PTIofficial will continue to follow constitution & Supreme court judgement. Elections, now!
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) April 26, 2023
He also claimed, “This government is not sincere. The PTI will continue to follow the SC’s verdict and constitution”.
