• The petition has been filed by Advocate Rana Shahid
• He termed suo moto of SC regarding elections an adventure
• The federal minister should be summoned by the court, it added

LAHORE: A plea has been filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader and Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar for allegedly speaking ill of judiciary.

The petition has been filed by Advocate Rana Shahid saying that Azam Nazeer Tarar in a TV programme spoke against senior judges. The PML-N leader termed the suo moto notice taken by the Supreme Court regarding elections an adventure, he added.

“Azam Tarar said the nation will pay the price. It clearly indicates that it is anti-judiciary narrative. The judges are legally and constitutionally bound to stick to their opinion,” he said.

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The plea said political statement on judges’ legal opinion amounted to scandalizing the judiciary. The federal minister should be summoned by the court over anti-judiciary remarks, the plea maintained.

It asked the court to begin contempt of court procedure against the federal minister.

On March 1, the Election Commission of Pakistan had decided to write a letter to the finance ministry seeking funds to conduct the general elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The election commission had started preparations to conduct the elections in both provinces after the verdict of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The apex court ruled that elections must be held within ninety days after the assemblies are dissolved.

In his regard, the election commission had decided to write a letter to the federal government and institutions for the elections in both provinces.

Sources had revealed the election commission will write a letter to the Federal Ministry of Finance for the provision of Rs30 billion funds to conduct the elections. It will also request that the funds should be provided immediately.