LAHORE: Justice Jawad Hassan of the Lahore High Court (LHC) said Monday elections must be held within 90 days of the dissolution of an assembly.
\nJustice Jawad Hassan observed this as he heard a petition filed by PTI<\/p>\n
Secretary General Asad Umar, seeking direction from the authorities concerned regarding the announcement of the election date for the Punjab Assembly.<\/p>\n
PTI\u2019s counsel Barrister Ali Zafar requested the court to direct Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman to announce the election date. Justice Jawad Hassan agreed on the time frame prescribed for holding the election but said that \u201cthe question is who is announcing them\u201d, and directed the PTI to include the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) as a party to the case.<\/p>\n
The PTI lawyer stated the ECP had written to the governor who is yet to respond. \u201cOn this issue, the ECP also stands with us,\u201d he said. Calling the governor\u2019s lawyer to the rostrum, the court inquired what his stance was over the delay; however, the lawyer requested the court time to prepare his case.<\/p>\n
Irked by the counsel\u2019s response, the judge remarked that the respondent did not appear to be taking the matter seriously. Justice Jawad issued notices to Governor Punjab and the ECP seeking their responses by February 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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