The court warned the government of "serious consequences" if it failed to release the funds required for conducting polls in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while hearing the defence ministry's request.
Pakistan Supreme Court on Friday ordered the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to direct funds for holding elections to the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies, Geo News reported.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will be holding the polls in politically crucial Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces on May 14 as directed by the Supreme Court.
After the postponement of elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by Pakistan's Election Commission (ECP), the political climate in the country has further deteriorated, reported Daily Times.
PML-N leader and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, has reffairmed that there will be no elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces until "wrong things done to Sharif" are righted and PTI chief Imran Khan is held accountable, reported Dawn.
According to the POREG report, despite scepticism across the political spectrum, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) along with its allies, proceeded with the dissolution of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies.
Over 45 children and teenagers lost their lives due to diphtheria across Pakistan in 2022 while hundreds of suspected cases have been reported from Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan, officials say, The News International reported.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister earlier this month announced that provincial governments in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will dissolve their assemblies on December 23 to pave the way for fresh elections.
Imran Khan on Saturday made the announcement to dissolve the assemblies of the provinces where they rule -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab on December 23 in a video address with Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan by his side.
The two leaders held a meeting on the matter in Lahore as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) prepare to dissolve the assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior vice president Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday said if a final date for the next general election is not announced by December 20 then the party will order the dissolution of assemblies in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reported Geo News.