ISLAMABAD: Further delay in holding elections in Punjab will allow negative forces to play tricks on the country, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial said on Thursday.
He passed these remarks during the hearing of a review petition filed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against the apex court’s decision to conduct the polls in Punjab on May 14.
The bench included Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Ijazul Ahsan; this is the same bench that issued the directive on April 4.
Following the bench’s order, the electoral watchdog had informed the apex court that it could not conduct elections owing to security concerns and a paucity of funds.
It then filed a review petition, stating that appointing a date for elections is not the Supreme Court’s mandate.
The court later adjourned the hearing.
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