PTI-led govt files review petition against SC's decision to restore NA.

ISLAMABAD -- The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led government on Saturday filed a review petition against the Supreme Court of Pakistan's decision to restore the National Assembly and block NA Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri's to dismiss the voting on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan.

The apex court's five-member larger bench - headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Aijazul Ahsan, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel - had issued the ruling.

The top court had ordered National Assembly Speaker Asad Qasier to summon the session on Saturday (April 9) no later than 10:30 AM to allow the vote on the no-confidence motion against the premier.

PTI Secretary-General Asad Umar, Adviser to Prime Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan, and Advocate Muhammad Azhar Siddique have filed the petition urging the top court to revoke its April 7 decision.

"The Supreme Court cannot dictate the timetable to the National Assembly under Article 69," the petition said, as the government tries to avoid being ousted.

The PTI prayed that the "SC may review, recall and set aside the Impugned Order dated 07.04.2022 passed in the captioned cases which are based on errors floating on the surface, therefore, the impugned order may kindly be recalled and the captioned causes be dismissed/discharged".

The government's counsel further prayed that the execution of the 'impugned order be suspended' during the time being.

The review petition stated that the order, in the absence of any detailed reasons, is not a judicial determination in the context of Article 184(3) read with Article 189 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

That under Order X of the referred Rules read with provisions of Articles 184, 184 and or 186 of the Constitution, the honourable Bench of the Apex Court cannot, vide an order, perforce direct discharge of constitutional obligations, by office holders of constitutional posts under the Constitution; obligations which enjoy constitutional protection and indemnities as per inter alia Article 69 read with Article 248 of the Constitution.

"That the Honourable Bench of the August Court, despite its open court announcement/directions, has erred by not rendering any decision in the Presidential Reference No.01/2022 filed under Article 186 of the Constitution which was being heard along with the captioned cases and is of paramount importance,"...

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