ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Thursday filed an application in the Supreme Court to withdraw its plea against the Faizabad sit-in verdict as the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faez Isa-led bench is all set to hear the set of review petitions against the top court’s 2019 order.
Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan told Geo News that the federal government, which had filed the plea through the Ministry of Defence, has decided to withdraw its petition.
CJP Isa-led three-member bench comprising Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Aminuddin Khan will hear the review petitions against the verdict on the Faizabad sit-in staged by the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) in 2017 against the then Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government.
Earlier, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) also filed similar applications, seeking the withdrawal of their petition against the Faizabad sit-in verdict.
Last week, the apex court — in response to a series of review petitions submitted against its previous ruling — said that it would revisit the Faizabad sit-in case on September 28 (today).
The review petitions were filed by the Ministry of Defence, the IB, the PTI, the Pemra, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the Mutta¬hida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed and Ejazul Haq.
Rasheed’s lawyer has also sought adjournment of today’s hearing saying his client was not in custody and could not be contacted.
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