ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) today approached the Supreme Court of Pakistan to intervene in the prevailing political tug of war to avoid a possible clash between political parties over no-trust move against Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The SCBA, in its constitutional petition filed before the Supreme Court, pleaded that it was aimed at ensuring that the process of no-trust move is completed in a peaceful and a transparent manner.
No-trust motion is a constitutional way under article 95 to remove a prime minister, the representative body of the lawyers said in its plea. Association said there was a possibility of a clash between the two sides on the day of voting on no-trust move owing to their inflammatory statements.
A petition has been filed in Islamabad High Court (IHC), seeking prohibition of holding a public rally at the Red Zone of the federal capital.
Petitioner Chaudhry Asif Gujjar Advocate has made the federation and others party in the petition. The petitioner seeks the court order over the matter as per the law.
Blocking the road in Red Zone could create security issues, according to the petition.
It is pertinent to mention here that both Opposition and the federal government led by PTI have announced massive rallies in the federal capital ahead of voting on no-trust motion against PM Imran Khan on March 28.
The opposition rally as announced by PDM head Moulana Fazlur Rehman will enter Islamabad on March 25 after beginning its march on March 23 while the government announced to hold the public rally on March 27 at Islamabad’s D-Chowk.
