Parliament may showdown over Senate polls
It seems that the government wants to avail two different remedies on the same matter. Therefore,
the question regarding violation of tracheotomy of powers may arise
The CJ noted that if the government does not withdraw the presidential reference then they will give their
opinion on the government's question.
both the major political parties – the PPP and the PML-N – did not introduce open ballot in the
Senate election in view of the Charter of Democracy (CoD) signed by their top leaders in 2006.
Whether the elections for the Senate will be held under the law and not under the Constitution”, Justice Ahsen
asked the AG to which he replied in the affirmative.
He said that the PPP and PML-N did not come to the SC against the Presidential Reference seeking opinion of the
apex court on holding of Senate elections through an open ballot. Justice Ijazul Ahsen without
mentioning any party observed that one party had been affected through horse-trading.
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