ISLAMABAD: Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar said that President has violated Constitution by announcing data of elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa just to please his leader.

Speaking in National Assembly, he said that Article 48 (5) of Constitution only allows President to announce data for election after dissolution of National Assembly by him.

It is to mention that Article 48 (5) says,” Where President dissolves National Assembly, notwithstanding anything contained in clause (1), he shall appoint date, not later than ninety days from date of dissolution, for holding of general election to Assembly and appoint caretaker cabinet. He said that Article 105 (3) allows Governor to announce date in province if he had dissolved provincial assembly.

 Punjab Assembly was not dissolved by Governor, after his reservations refusal to dissolve assembly, provincial assembly got dissolved after 48 hours, he added. This particular matter related to Governor is sub-judice and court will decide about it not President, he maintained.

Published in The Daily National Courier, February, 21 2023

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