‘Why did govt decide to summon troops to Islamabad?’

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The Islamabad High Court has summoned the government’s reply over calling the military in the federal capital.

IHC Chief Justice Justice Anwar Kasi ordered petitioner Naseer Ahmad Kayani and his counsel to submit a copy of the notification of the government decision to summon troops in Islamabad on August 14.

The bench called the federation’s reply over the matter after hearing the arguments of the petitioner’s counsel Shaikh Ahsanuddin.

The petition said that the Ministry of Interior could not call troops under article 245 of the Constitution, adding that only the cabinet can summon the military under the Constitution.

The judge directed the Deputy Attorney General Tariq Khokhar to give a justification for the government decision to call troops in Islamabad when the law and order situation in the federal capital “has not been as bad as in Quetta, Waziristan and Karachi”.

The court asked the federation to file its reply in the next hearing of the case on August 6.

PPP SUBMITS ADJOURNMENT MOTION IN NA:

Meanwhile, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has submitted an adjournment motion in the National Assembly against imposition of article 245 of the constitution in Islamabad.

NA members (MNAs) Dr Nafisa Shah, Shazia Atta Marri, Naveed Qamar, Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho, Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah and Beelam Hasnain submitted the adjournment motion in the NA.

The motion stated, “Under Rule 110 of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the NA, 2007, we request that proceedings of the house be adjourned to discuss the government’s decision to impose article 245 in Islamabad as it reflects the failure of the civil administration, involves the total suspension of the jurisdiction of the high courts and setting up of military courts.

This is a serious issue with grave consequences and requires immediate discussion on the floor of the house”, it said.

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