The Tehreek-e-Tahafuz-e-Aayen Pakistan (TTAP), an opposition alliance, plans to file a petition before the Federal Constitutional Court in Islamabad against a halt to hearings in cases linked to Governor's Rule, a state of emergency and the MPO, a preventive detention law. The alliance says the move breaches the Constitution. The petition has not yet been filed, and no date for it has been given.
What the alliance said
The announcement followed a meeting in Islamabad involving Mahmood Khan Achakzai, who is Leader of the Opposition, Barrister Gohar Ali Khan of PTI and Asad Qaiser. A declaration issued after the meeting described the halt as unconstitutional and said a petition would be taken to the courts.
Governor's Rule is an arrangement under which a province is run by a governor appointed from the centre instead of an elected provincial government. The MPO, or Maintenance of Public Order, is a law that allows people to be held without trial on preventive grounds.
Demands over Imran Khan and detainees
The declaration raised concern about reports on the health of PTI founder Imran Khan. It asked that he be moved to Shifa International Hospital, citing a Supreme Court decision, and called for full and standard medical care for the former prime minister. It also asked for a meeting between him and lawyers nominated by the court.
The alliance condemned the detention of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's elected chief minister, the provincial assembly speaker, lawmakers and workers, and demanded their release. It also urged full implementation of the Islamabad High Court's November 10 decision and asked for the release of Aleema Khanum, Uzma Khanum and Noreen Niazi, who are held under the MPO.
What happens next
The alliance said it would keep up its struggle for the supremacy of the Constitution, the rule of law and the implementation of court orders. The next step is the petition before the Federal Constitutional Court, and no timetable for it has been announced. Whether the court takes up the matter, and how it responds, is not yet known.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Opposition alliance TTAP ne Islamabad ki Federal Constitutional Court mein petition daalne ka elaan kiya hai, kyunke uske mutabiq Governor's Rule, emergency aur MPO ke kaison ki sunwai roknay ka faisla Aayeen ki khilaf-warzi hai. Is ke saath Imran Khan ki sehat par tashweesh aur Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ke muntakhib rahnumaon ki rihai ka mutalba bhi kiya gaya hai. Aam shehri ke liye abhi qeemat ya bijli jaisa seedha asar nahi bataya gaya, lekin adalati amal par nazar rakhna zaroori hai.
