Lahore: President Dr. Arif Alvi can announce the election date at any time, if this happens, the country will once again be in a constitutional crisis.
This has come out from the sources, according to which President Arif Alvi is still in office on an interim basis for the upcoming elections after the completion of his job and he is determined to announce the date of the elections. If this happens, the country may once again suffer from a constitutional crisis.
According to the sources, President Arif Alvi has been clearly informed by his legal team, attorney general and legal expert that he cannot announce the date of the election after the amendment of the Election Act.
Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf has sent a letter to President Arif Alvi, demanding him to announce the date of early elections in the country.
read more: PTI demands from the President to announce the date of elections immediately
Secretary General of PTI Umar Ayub Khan has written a letter to the President Dr. Arif Alvi in which it has been said that Article 48(5) of the Constitution, in case of dissolution of the National Assembly by the President, the President of the State shall hold elections. Mandates the fixing of a date within a period of 90 days for the holding of
The letter states that the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Sabatin Khan v. Election Commission of Pakistan and the decisions of self-notice regarding the conduct of elections in Punjab and KP, has clearly interpreted this article of the Constitution. And in the light of the decision of the Supreme Court, determining the date of elections is the prerogative and the most important constitutional duty of the President.
Muslim League-N’s response
Pakistan Muslim League (N) Central Information Secretary Maryam Aurangzeb has said that Dr. Arif Alvi should give a date to vacate the presidency after the presidential term is over. Pick up your sackcloth and move to PTI secretariat because they want not state, economic terrorist and conspiratorial election, only economic political and constitutional crisis in the country.
Deputy Secretary General Pakistan Muslim League-N Ataullah Tarar has said that the condition of the economy is improving, the value of the dollar is decreasing, whenever the condition of the country improves, PTI destabilizes the country. will once again create uncertainty and destabilize the country.
It should be noted that the constitutional term of President Arif Alvi as the President of the country has ended on September 9, after which he is working as the interim President until the next general elections.
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