ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has announced verdict in the delay in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elections case.
The apex court orders to hold elections in Punjab on May 14 and also declared the Election Commission of Pakistan’s March 22 decision to delay polls till Oct 28 as void.
The SC directed the government to provide Rs20 billion to Election Commission of Pakistan for holding the elections.
The decision was announced by three-member bench led by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial.
Strict security measures have been taken at the premises of apex court.
Earlier, the Jamaat-e-Islami also demanded to form a full court of the Supreme Court in the Punjab and KP election case.
Addressing the All Parties Conference in Quetta, Jamaat-e-Islami leader Liaquat Baloch said that separate elections in two provinces are not acceptable.
Liaquat Baloch said that a full court should be formed in the election case of two provinces, whose decision must be accepted by all the parties.
On this occasion, Liaquat Baloch also demanded to form a full court of the Supreme Court in the election case of Punjab and KP.
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