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Summary National Assembly Speaker has decided not to send reference to ECP against the Prime Minister.
It has been said in a statement issued by Speaker of National Assembly Dr Fahmida Mirza that she has some reservations regarding procedure recommended by Supreme Court Assistant Registrar. Furthering her statement, Speaker said that Article 63 of the Constitution has nothing to do with the eligibility of the Prime Minister. The decision composed by the Speaker comprises of five pages. Legal experts are giving tremendous importance to the decision taken by the Speaker.According to them, determinations of the government have come on surface after the decision taken by National Assembly Speaker. Now tension between the government and the Supreme Court may be intensified rather than coming down. Apart from this, legal experts reviewing the issue from objective point of view are of the opinion that it is clear cut violation of the court orders which is virtual guarantor of the human rights and rule of law. Earlier, Chief Justice of Pakistan has warned that if government doesn’t follow the court orders for implementation, emergency may be imposed for consolidation of rule of law in the state.
