- The petition filed by Secretary General PTI Asad Umar.
- Lawyer requested the court to stop Mohsin Naqvi from working.
- PTI also challenged the notification Raja Riaz as leader of opposition.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) moved Supreme Court against the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to appoint Mohsin Naqvi as the caretaker chief minister of Punjab.
The petition was filed by Secretary General Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Asad Umar in the supreme court.
The PTI lawyer requested the court to stop Mohsin Naqvi from working as caretaker chief minister.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf also challenged the notification of making Raja Riaz the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly.
The PTI lawyer requested that the appointment of Election Commission members Babar Hassan Bharwana and Ikramullah Khan should be declared unconstitutional.
The petitioner said Mohsin Naqvi’s notification of appointment as chief minister of Punjab should be declared unconstitutional.
On other hand, Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed requested the Supreme Court of Pakistan to declare the appointment of Mohsin Naqvi unconstitutional.
Sheikh Rasheed filed a petition in the Supreme Court through Sardar Abdul Raziq Advocate.
The petitioner stated that Mohsin Naqvi emerged as an anti-opposition and government helper. He said Mohsin Naqvi is the main character of the operation to topple the PTI government.
Sheikh Rasheed’s lawyer said in the presence of Mohsin Naqvi, clean and transparent elections cannot be held in Punjab.
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In the petition, Federal Secretary Law, Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi, Secretary Law Punjab, and Election Commission were made parties.
