Chief Justice of Pakistan Bandial takes notice of ‘constitutional crisis’

The Supreme Court took action on Sunday following the dismissal of the no-confidence vote in the National Assembly against Prime Minister Imran Khan and the subsequent approval of the president to dissolve the assembly at the advice of the premier.

The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial arrived at the apex court, which was especially opened on a Sunday in light of the day’s unusual turn of events.

The leaders of the joint opposition as well as PTI’s ministers also arrived at the SC. The opposition has dismissed the ruling party’s actions as unconstitutional.

National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri had earlier dismissed the no-confidence motion submitted by the joint opposition, terming it “unconstitutional” under Article 5.

In a talk with the media, PPP Chairperson Bilawal said the deputy speaker committed an ‘unconstitutional act’ by dismissing the no-trust motion against Imran.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif termed Imran Khan a traitor of the Constitution and democracy.

Shehbaz said that Article 6 is now applicable on “Imran Niazi and his followers for openly violating the Constitution”.

Shehbaz Sharif referred to the premier’s actions as anarchic and urged the chief justice of Pakistan to save the country from crisis.

“It is hoped that the Supreme Court will ensure the supremacy of the Constitution and fulfil its duty to protect the country from this violation of the Constitution,” the leader added.