Summary The three-member bench of the Supreme Court will resume hearing of PM's disqualification case today.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – A three-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Jawad S Khawaha, will resume hearing of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification case today (Thursday).
During previous hearing, three different petitions filed in Supreme Court of Pakistan by Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Ishaq Khan Khakwani and Gauhar Nawaz Sindhu requesting the formation of a seven-member larger bench to hear the case of Prime Minister’s disqualification were rejected by the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Nasirul Mulk.
The petitioners took a stance that the case is of national importance since some major legal and constitutional issues have been raised.
The case should, therefore, be heard by a seven member bench instead of a three member bench. Ishaq Khakwani had also filed a petition for removing Justice Jawad S Khwaja from the bench. However, the Chief Justice of Pakistan has rejected the petitions.
