SC to announce verdict on PTI plea challenging election delay in Punjab
Pakistan’s Supreme Court - SC will announce its verdict on Tuesday on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) petition. The petition challenges the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to postpone polls to the Punjab Assembly till October 8.
A three-member bench comprises Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, and Justice Munib Akhtar. The judges have reserved the judgment after hearing all the parties. These include the government, the PTI, the ECP, and others.
The hearings in the case lasted over a week. The case has witnessed high drama after two judges of the original five-member bench recused themselves from hearing the case. The judges who backed out include Justices Jamal Khan Mandokhail and Aminuddin Khan. Thereafter, the CJP constitut...