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Feb 10 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
IGP, chief secretary say they will follow whatever Election Commission of Pakistan decides

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Punjab Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Dr Usman Anwar and the chief secretary appeared before the court during today's hearing. The chief secretary said that they would follow through on the court’s order.

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Meanwhile, when ECP’s lawyer approached rostrum, he said that the only issue before court was who would give the date for the polls. He added that there was talk of a provision in the law allowing the ECP and President Dr Arif Alvi to give a date for the elections.

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The lawyer objected to that stance, saying the ECP and the president were not parties in the case. “The court cannot issue orders to those who are not made a party in the case,” said the lawyer.

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At this, PTI’s lawyer Barrister Ali Zafar said that they made the Election Commission a party to the case by amending the petition. Upon hearing this, the ECP lawyer said that the president was yet to be made party to case.

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“The court itself said that they do not want to issue a verdict which cannot be implemented,” reminded the ECP lawyer. He added that implementing Article 220 was not the electoral body’s job.

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“I have objections to the acceptance of this plea. In the law, an election date can be delayed,” said the lawyer. He reiterated that there is no law which states that the ECP is bound to give a date for the elections.

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