ISLAMABAD:
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has deferred the decision over returning to the national and provincial assemblies till a notification for a judicial commission to investigate alleged rigging in the 2013 general elections is issued.
“Our demand for the formation of a judicial commission has been met, and the party would take a decision on whether to return to the assemblies after a notification of the judicial commission is issued,” PTI vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi said while addressing the media.
The decision was taken during a core committee meeting of the party, headed by PTI chairman Imran Khan.
Qureshi said the PTI reached an agreement with the government on December 27, 2014, over the commission but there was a stalemate over ToRs, which have been agreed upon now.
Responding to a question, Qureshi said they hope the commission completes its work in 45 days “but they are free and can take as much time as needed for the job.”
PTI dissolves elected bodies
Meanwhile, the party’s core committee decided to accept the recommendations of a tribunal, headed by Justice (retd) Wajihuddin Ahmed, over complaints of rigging in intra-party elections and decided to dissolve all elected bodies.
