ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s Registrar Office on Friday refused to accept a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan seeking to set aside the controversial Election Reforms Act 2017 that had paved the way for ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif to remain party president of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
The Registrar Office refused the petition, raising the objection that the PTI chief had not approached the appropriate forum before moving the top court and that he did not state the reason for doing so.
Earlier this week, Khan filed the petition through his counsel, objecting to the controversial law allowing an ineligible person to head a political party.
The petition stated that following the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif in the Panama Papers case by the SC, the election laws also call upon the accused to surrender his party position. However, the PML-N, through the Election Reforms Act 2017, introduced an amendment in the election laws to allow Nawaz to remain party president, the petition adds.
The amendment opposes constitution since a person who is disqualified and not allowed to hold public office cannot hold a position in a political party, the petition argues.
The PTI chief has submitted in the petition that since the amendment is in contravention of the Political Parties Order 2002 and Article 175 and 204 of the constitution, it should be rejected. He urged to the court to declare clause 9, 10 and 203 of the Act as unlawful.
PTI lacks basic stuff of how to tackle such matters. Stupidity is their motto apparently.
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