ISLAMABAD, August 3(ABC): The coalition government has decided to request Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial to constitute a full court to hear the reference it is going to file in the wake of the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) ruling on PTI’s prohibited funding case as it also considered placing the name of the party’s rulers on the Exit Control List (ECL).
ECP’s three-member bench, in a unanimous ruling, said that the PTI received prohibited funding and decided to issue a show-cause notice to the party asking why its funds should not be confiscated.
In a meeting after the ruling, quoting sources, reported that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a meeting of coalition partners that decided to move the Supreme Court.
Sources said all the allies were unanimously on board for taking strict legal action in light of the ECP’s verdict.
It was decided, according to sources, that CJP Bandial would be requested to constitute a full court to hear the case to be filed by the coalition government.
The sources said the meeting also discussed the possibility of placing PTI leaders’ names on the ECL to prevent them from leaving the country.
The coalition partners constituted a legal committee and political committee to follow up on the ECP verdict in both aspects.
The legal committee will complete all formalities to approach the SC, and before doing so, it will seek approval from the federal cabinet.
The legal committee, headed by Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, will comprise Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, PPP leader Farooq H Naek and JUI-F’s Kamran Murtaza.
Federal Minister Khursheed Shah will lead the political committee which consists of Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb and federal ministers Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and Naveed Qamar.
The two committees are likely to present their initial reports when the coalition partners meet on Wednesday (today) again.
The meeting also expressed shock over the crash of an army helicopter and offered Fateha for the departed souls.