Islamabad: The Ministry of Defense requested the Supreme Court to withdraw the order of elections in Punjab and hold elections simultaneously across the country.
According to the sources, the Ministry of Defense submitted the sealed application to the Supreme Court. The Ministry of Defense has requested the Supreme Court to withdraw the order of the elections, while a request has been made to hold the elections simultaneously across the country.
In its request, the Ministry of Defense took a stand that there is a fear of attacks on the election campaign by terrorists and miscreants, elections should be held only after the term of the National, Balochistan and Sindh Assemblies is over.
Express News found out the contents of the petition sent by the Ministry of Defense to the Supreme Court. In which it was revealed that the Ministry of Defense has mentioned the situation in the neighboring country in its report, while also stating that the services of more than 385,000 armed forces and Rangers will be required for the elections, due to the political situation. Additional staff may be required.
The report states that in the light of the current situation, the police will be insufficient for security arrangements, while immediate removal of the jawans is not possible due to the ongoing operations in KP and Balochistan, due to the operations in these two provinces, Punjab and Sindh. The situation is better if the jawans are removed, the law and order situation in Punjab and Sindh will deteriorate.
Security forces will be available by the beginning of October, the report said.
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Earlier, the Election Commission informed the Supreme Court about the entire situation, including the non-receipt of funds, and submitted a report to the Supreme Court Registrar, while the State Bank also submitted its report, explaining the reasons for not transferring the money to the Election Commission. have gone
The State Bank in its reply submitted to the Supreme Court Registrar said that the government has stopped the State Bank from releasing the fund under the Parliament Act. Apart from this, the Ministry of Finance also submitted its report through the Attorney General’s Office. In which the decision of the federal cabinet and the details of sending the matter to the parliament have been included.
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The Finance Ministry’s report also informed about the support provided to the State Bank on court orders while also highlighting the legal aspects on the transfer of funds. The reports submitted to the Registrar’s Office will be sent to the judges in chambers.
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