ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a verbal plea to take suo motu notice of the deaths that occurred during Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) protest in the federal capital.
“Yesterday, there were deaths on both sides, the constitutional bench should take suo motu notice [on the issue],” Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) additional advocate general (AAG) said during a hearing.
Government officials have said that at least three Rangers as well as two police personnel embraced martyrdom during the protest, while the PTI claims that eight of its members were killed.
The additional advocate general asked the constitutional bench to take up his verbal plea during the hearing of a case related to the climate change authority, in which he appeared via video link.
In response, Justice Musarrat Hilali cautioned against making political statements during Supreme Court proceedings.
Head of the constitutional bench, Justice Aminuddin Khan, remarked that the court cannot address matters not presented before it.
