Govt’s accountability to look into problems with harsh climate, offering safety, says info minister
- Solely ECP has prerogative to postpone elections, says Solangi.
- “We can not intervene in affairs of a constitutional physique,” he says.
- Minister says he didn’t get likelihood to offer arguments in Senate.
Caretaker Minister for Info Murtaza Solangi Friday clarified that the federal government had acquired no sign from “any quarter” to defer the upcoming elections to this point.
The Senate had earlier at present adopted a non-binding decision — amid skinny attendance — in search of a delay within the normal elections, drawing sturdy criticism from main political events.
Senator Dilawar Khan, an impartial lawmaker, moved the decision within the higher home of the parliament, which acquired the approval through the presence of 14 senators — who have been the one lawmakers current in the home of 100.
Speaking to journalists exterior the Parliament Home, Solangi stated: “To date, no sign has been acquired from any quarters relating to postponement of elections.”
Solely the Election Fee of Pakistan (ECP), he stated, had the constitutional authority to postpone the elections.
The minister was of the view that there have been no directives from interim Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar or the federal cupboard for delay normally elections.
Responding to a query, Solangi stated that he didn’t get an opportunity to offer arguments within the decision on the postponement of the elections within the higher home.
In keeping with Article 218(3) of the Structure, it was the facility of the ECP, to conduct elections, give a date or change the date for elections, he stated.
“We can not intervene within the affairs of a constitutional physique.”
Acknowledging that the issues talked about within the decision have been actual, he stated that these points had existed earlier than as effectively within the historical past of Pakistan.
The minister maintained that it was the federal government’s accountability to look into the problems of harsh climate and different issues together with offering safety.