ISLAMABAD: The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court dismissed the petition seeking the dismissal of non-performing government officials.

A 7-member bench headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, head of the Constitution Bench, heard the petition related to the dismissal of idle and non-working government officials.

During the hearing, Justice Ayesha Malik told the petitioner that in your petition, all government employees are not working and should be dismissed. She remarked that petitioner should identify these government officials and refer to the relevant institutions.

Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar said that you(petitioner) have not mentioned any government officer in his plea.

Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail asked the petitioner, “Which of your work has not been done? Please inform the court, what does it mean”. “Should we expel the president, prime minister, speaker and assembly members”.

Later, the Constitution Bench dismissed the petition as inadmissible.

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The petition was dismissed after the petitioner Mahmood Akhtar Naqvi failed to appear before the court and defend his argument in spite of repeated notices.

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