The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has suspended the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) regarding changing the election tribunal. Hearing the case on Monday, Chief Justice Aamer Farooq issued a contempt of court notice to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Member National Assembly (MNA) Anjum Aqeel Khan. The court while hearing the case asked the Additional Attorney General (AAG) how he would defend this ordinance. In his remarks, Justice Aamer stated, “Abolish the parliament and run the government through ordinances, you people have set up an ordinance factory.”

The court further inquired whether Anjum Aqeel had requested the ECP to change the tribunal. “Please explain what is the meaning of word prejudice?” the chief justice said. The PML-N’s MNA apologized to the judge stating “I admit that my English is weak, this is a legal language. Following these remarks, the IHC suspended the ECP’s order to change the Islamabad Election Tribunal and reinstated the tribunal comprising Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri. The court issued a contempt of court notice to Anjum Aqeel and adjourned the hearing till July 9.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan