Citing that the dissolution of the National Assembly before its tenure cannot be ruled in the current political situation, Pakistan Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said on July 7 that once the tenure ends, a caretaker setup will be established, ARY news reported.
Amendment in Election Act Paves Way for Return of Nawaz Sharif
Further speaking on the amendments in the Election Act, Azam Nazeer Tarar said that Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif’s lifetime disqualification has ended, and now he and Jahangir Tareen, both are eligible to contest the elections. He further said that an individual will not face lifetime disqualification anymore in accordance with today’s law, as the maximum disqualification period is five years.
“If someone thinks that a person is a beneficiary of these amendments, then it would be someone else tomorrow. It is the constitutional jurisdiction of the Parliament to legislate and amend laws. The legislation work cannot be carried out by any institutions other than the Parliament,” ARY news quoted Azam Nazeer Tarar as saying.
Tarar says, “Coalition partners to be Consulted before any decision is taken.”
Azam Nazeer Tarar said that not a single decision can be made without consultations with the coalition partners in the Government.
Azam Nazeer Tarar added that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) amendments were presented before the heads of the coalition parties before it was presented to the federal cabinet.
Last month, the incumbent Government’s coalition partners held consultations over the pre-date dissolution of the National Assembly (NA). “The matter was discussed in Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s meetings with the PPP’s delegation and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman,” ARY quoted sources.
Notably, the Pakistan National Assembly will complete its constitutional term on August 13 this year, while the ruling coalition Government is consulting on dissolving the house, a few days earlier on August 9-10, ARY news reported citing sources.
Pakistan Engulfed in Political Crisis, More Trouble for Imran Khan
The past few months have seen Pakistan reeling under severe political crisis after 70-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party chief was arrested in a high voltage drama inside the Islamabad High Court.
Following Khan’s arrest, his protesters took to the street and caused extensive damage as they torched military headquarters in Rawalpindi, Lahore Corps Commander House and also state buildings were vandalised. However, later, Khan was released on bail.
According to reports in the media, at least 10 people were killed in the counter action from the Pakistan government and the military and hundreds of Khana’s supporters were injured.
Khan was ousted from power after he lost a no-confidence vote. It was alleged that Imran Khan was part of a US-led conspiracy targeting him for his independent foreign policy on Russia, China and Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, top military officials of Pakistan have faced the wrath as they have been sacked due to their failure to protect the military installations when the country was rocked by violent protests.
Also, incumbent Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif described May 9th as the black day in the history of Pakistan and added that those who were involved in the violence would not be spared.
Economic Woes of Pakistan Aggravate
Pakistan is not just embroiled in political turmoil but also severe economic crisis as it is reeling under severe debt and high inflation. Two of the prominent global rating agencies Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings have stated that the short term financial package worth $3 billion which Pakistan has got from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will not be adequate to solve the country’s economic crisis.
Of late it has been that the common man in Pakistan had to face the brunt of spiralling inflation as the prices of everyday commodities along with petrol spiralled.
(with inputs from ANI)
