The power tussle between the Pakistan judiciary and chief justice Umar Ata Bandial and the Shehbaz Sharif-led government has intensified further (Image: Reuters/Pakistan Daily)
The Pakistan government presented the demand to provide funds for the ECP to conduct polls but it was rejected by a majority of MNAs.
The Pakistan National Assembly rejected the supplementary demand to provide PKR21 billion to the federal government to meet the expenses for the elections in Punjab province on Monday, thereby defying the top court’s directions.
It should be noted that the Pakistan Supreme Court directed the federal government to release funds and ensure security for elections in Punjab province. The federal government was told to release funds to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold general elections in Punjab during the current fiscal year.
The National Assembly rejected the supplementary demand with a majority vote after Pakistan law minister Azam Tarar moved a summary to grant…