AS DIALOGUE FAILS, PTI URGES SC TO IMPLEMENT POLL VERDICT: Giving Up: Sure Failure.

LAHORE: The PTI on Wednesday submitted a letter to the Supreme Court seeking the implementation of the SC's order on holding elections in Punjab on May 14 "in letter and spirit" and stated that "in spite of the best efforts of parties, no solution within the constitution" was found.

The former ruling party pleaded that the top court's judgement, ordering Punjab Assembly elections to be held on May 14 be "implemented in letter and spirit so that the Constitution is upheld and does not stand violated".

PTI lawyers Faisal Chaudhry and Ali Bukhari submitted report on the government-PTI negotiations in the apex court. The report stated that after the Supreme Court's order, talks between the government and the PTI were held "with full sincerity" on April 27, April 28, and May 2. It outlined that the parties arrived at the consensus that a dialogue between political parties was important and the solution to all political questions ultimately lay with the political parties. "Both teams shall endeavor to hold this dialogue with full sincerity and try to arrive at a solution that is (a) in the best interest of the people and Pakistan and (b) in accordance with law and the Constitution," the report highlighted.

It said that the parties also agreed not to use the dialogue as a "delaying tactic" and the talks "have no bearing" on the SC's April 4 judgment "until and unless an agreement within the confines of the Constitution is arrived at between the parties and such agreement is implemented".6131f6f8-e56b-456c-ad2d-04dd829898ca

The PTI recalled in the report that its initial stance was that elections to the assemblies needed to be held within 90 days as already determined by the SC.

This being the constitutional mandate, there is no scope for changing this date by ordinary consent of the parties. The request was accordingly made to the PDM/alliance to abide by the constitutional provisions and the orders of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and hold the elections to the Punjab Assembly on 14.05.2023. It was also stressed that elections to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly be held forthwith as well.

However, the opposition party contended that the government's stance was that elections to the national and provincial assemblies should be held on the same day in October 2023 after the dissolution of the National Assembly (NA) and the legislatures of Sindh and Balochistan.

After deliberations, the report continued, the PTI extended a proposal to the ruling...