Election Commission Ko Notice Jari Important News From Supreme Court

A nine-member bench of the Supreme Court (SC) is set to hear a suo motu case regarding delay in elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa today (Thursday). The bench, headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, will start hearing the case at 2 pm to determin who has the authority to announce the date for polls. The bench comprises Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar. The CJP in a notice stated that two judges from the Supreme Court referred a matter to him on February 16, requesting suo motu proceedings. Additionally, there have been separate petitions filed in the apex court addressing the issue of postponed elections, as stated by the CJP in the notice