Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed, President of Awami Muslim League (Pakistan) during his current visit to UK, was invited by MQI London on 8 Feb 2013 for a get-together and discussion on the current issues in Pakistan. President, Director and executive members of Minhaj-ul-Quran International along with a large number of the general public were present on the occasion read more...
A three-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry took up petition of Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri for preliminary hearing in which he prayed to the Court to order reconstitution of the Election Commission of Pakistan as the latter was not formed according to Articles 213 and 218 of the Constitution of Pakistan. Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri argued the case himself in the apex court. In reply to a question of the honourable Chief Justice whether a dual national could challenge the constitution of the Election Commission, Dr Qadri said that though dual nationals could not become part of Parliament but had the constitutional right to challenge the composition of the Election Commission in their capacity as voters. He said that he had questioned the composition of ECP as a voter. read more...
Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri Monday said that he doesn’t think that the elections would be delayed, Geo News reported. Talking to the media on his arrival outside the Supreme Court to represent the hearing of his petition, Dr. Tahirul Qadri said that it was the responsibility of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to meet the transparency requirements in accordance with the constitution of akistan. He said that the institution, which is to ensure transparency, its own formation was not according to the constitution.. read more...
A three-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry will take up the petition of Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri for initial hearing on February 11 (Monday). Other members of the bench are Justice Gulzar Ahmad and Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed. In his petition, Dr Qadri has challenged the constitution of the Election Commission of Pakistan on the basis that the Commission was not constituted as per Articles 213 and 218 of the Constitution. He has prayed to the apex court to declare all appointments as void ab initio. The petition has also asked the Supreme Court to pass an order restraining the CEC and members of the Commission from carrying out their functions. read more...
A top-level delegation of Pakistan Muslim League-Q held a meeting with Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri at his residence on Saturday evening and held consultations with him on caretaker setup and dissolution of assemblies. The delegation, which was led by PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, consisted of Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, Secretary General Mushahid Hussain Syed, Ch Moonis Elahi, and former Law Minister Dr Khalid Ranjha. read more...
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Saturday formed a three-judge bench to hear a plea moved by Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri, seeking reconstitution of the Election Commission of Pakistan, Geo News reported. The bench will be headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and comprising Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed. read more...
Pakistan’s top court on Friday accepted for hearing a petition seeking immediate reconstitution of the election commission, just weeks before dissolution of assemblies in the run-up to the general elections. The petition, filed Thursday by Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri, who heads the Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT), also calls for the appointment of a new chief elections commissioner and the four members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). read more...
Dr Tahirul Qadri on Thursday filed an application with the Supreme Court wherein he prayed to the court that till the restructuring of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), its chief, the chief election commissioner (ECP), and its four members should be restrained from working. He filed the application under Order 20 Rule 1, Supreme Court Rules 1980. read more...
ISLAMABAD: Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri has filed a petition in Supreme Court (SC), seeking restructuring of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Talking to media outside the apex court building, Dr Tahirul Qadri said article 218 of the constitution deals with the matters relating ECP, which he said, stated that the ECP would be reconstituted under article 213. read more...
ISLAMABAD: Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Thursday for the reconstitution of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Qadri said that he will contest the petition himself. “I prayed to the court that the composition and constitution of the current Election Commission of Pakistan was unconstitutional. Therefore, it is void according to the law,” Qadri told the media, calling for the court to order the reconstitution of the commission. read more...
