The Supreme Court has resumed hearing multiple review petitions against its verdict in the Faizabad dharna case of February 2019.
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justice Aminuddin and Justice Athar Minallah is hearing multiple review petitions.
Meanwhile, the federation, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the election commission have also decided to withdraw their review petitions against the verdict.
PTI lawyer Ali Zafar told the court they did not wish to pursue the case. Attorney General for Pakistan Mansoor Usman Awan also apprised the court of the federal government’s decision to withdraw its review petition.
One of the founding members of the PTI, Akbar S Babar, said at the Supreme Court that it’s been a year since the decision on PTI’s party funding, yet it’s not been implemented. He said that was why he had appeared before the apex court.
CJP Isa said if petitioner Sheikh Rashid’s lawyer has become a minister then he should appoint his replacement.
On the other hand, no counsel appeared on behalf of the MQM, which is also one of the petitioners.
The CJP remarked that previously it was said that the verdict was full of errors, and asked if now all those errors have been removed. Those who have remained in authority are now lecturing on TV and Youtube, he added.
He also suggested keeping the petitions pending and said if someone wanted to say something, they could submit a written statement.
While some petitioners requested to withdraw their petition, Sheikh Rashid’s lawyer remarked they would pursue their petition.
