According to reports cited by ARY News on Sunday, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has chosen to reject the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023, which seeks to limit the chief justice of Pakistan's (CJP) suo motu powers of office.
Khan while addressing PTI workers and supporters after one year of the regime change, said that PTI came into power during a difficult time and the economy was stabilised in the last year of the PTI government.
The bill is aimed at curtailing the powers of the chief justice -- including the suo motu and the formation of benches. The PTI has strongly condemned the move to pass the legislation and said it is an "attack on the judiciary".
The Lahore High Court on Saturday fixed a hearing for Imran Khan's petition against the Election Commission of Pakistan's move to remove him as the PTI chairman in the Toshakhana case, Dawn reported. A five-member larger bench headed by Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan will hear the plea on April
The cash-strapped nation is reeling with the repercussions of a deepening political crisis, which initially began in April last year when former prime minister Imran Khan was ousted through a vote of a no-confidence motion, and the derailment of the USD 6.5 billion International Monetary Fun
The legislature and executive have made it clear they will not listen to the judiciary, and the judiciary has made it clear it is not interested in listening to anyone at all.
"The dangerous ruling buffoons don't realise the damage they are doing to Pak's image abroad by sham FIRs & absurd sedition charges against a former PM for using terms 'Dirty Harry' & 'psycopath'! They are making a mockery of Pakistan," tweeted Khan.
Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Senator Faisal Subzwari revealed on Thursday that seven workers were detained and tortured, which forced the party to rejoin the cabinet of Imran Khan, The News International reported.