Pakistan Supreme Court hopes that talks between the government and Imran’s party can end the deadlock

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Islamabad : Amidst the ongoing turmoil in Pakistan, the issue of holding elections in the country has once again reached the Supreme Court. Now Pakistan’s Supreme Court has expressed hope that talks between the country’s coalition government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Islam (PTI), the party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, can end the deadlock over holding elections in the country. Meanwhile, activists of Pakistan’s ruling coalition demonstrated outside the Supreme Court. Due to this, security arrangements were also increased there.

At present, there is a tussle between former Prime Minister Imran Khan and the current ruling coalition in Pakistan. Imran Khan had dissolved the assemblies held by his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Islam, accusing him of wrongfully toppling his government. Since then, along with Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Balochistan have been demanding the dissolution of the Assemblies and the National Assembly and holding elections. The Supreme Court of Pakistan had also ordered the Punjab assembly elections to be held in May, but the Election Commission has expressed its inability to do so.

Now the Election Commission has filed a petition in the Supreme Court. A three-member special bench headed by Pakistan Supreme Court Chief Justice Umar Atta Bandyal is hearing the matter. Justice Ejaz-ul-Ahsan and Justice Muneeb Akhtar are also included in this bench. The issue of election funds and security was also raised before the Supreme Court. Now, along with questioning the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, the Election Commission has also demanded a reconsideration of the order to hold elections in Punjab. On this, the top court has expressed hope that the deadlock will be removed from the talks between the Pakistan government and Imran Khan’s party.