Summary A counsel has filed a petition in Supreme Court against long march likely to be held on January 14.
ISLAMABAD: The petitioner, Advocate Arshad Mehmood pleaded the apex court to stop proposed long-march alleging Tahir-ul-Qadri was attempting to establish a parallel system in order to impose his own ideology which was against the law and constitution of the country.
He said constitution’s articles 62, 63 and 218 does not allow such movement in the country, adding that the government should not allow anybody to make federal capital as Tehrir-Squire.
The petitioner has made Tahirul Qadri, federation of Pakistan and Election Commission of Pakistan as respondents.
Any attempt to establish a parallel legislative body seeking to overrule and overthrow the parliament would be a “direct challenge to the sovereignty of Pakistan.
