Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Thursday the decision of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to put off the elections in Punjab had created constitutional crisis in the country.
In a series of tweets, a strong ally of PTI Chairman Imran Khan said the polls, as per the Constitution, must be held within 90 days of the dissolution of the assemblies. He said it was a test for the Supreme Court to decide whether it allowed the unconstitutional and illegal government to run or try them under Article 6.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial had said the apex court would intervene in case of any abuse of authority or mala fide on part of the ECP in holding of elections, he said, adding that the caretaker government had lost its credibility.
He said the government had damaged Pakistan’s reputation, adding that it had also put the democracy at risk just to counter Imran Khan. He said Pakistan had been pushed closer to the civil war. “How people can accept the government when it is defying the Constitution,” Mr Ahmed said.
