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How long will democracy be sacrificed by extending polls? CJP asks
Following Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial's assurance that the "past will not be used against the government", the Supreme Court on Thursday resumed hearing ECP's review petition questioning the apex court's "right" to announce poll dates.

Apart from the CJP, who is heading the bench, Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Ijazul Ahsan are also hearing the proceedings — this is the same bench that issued the directive on April 4.

Last month, after the bench's order to conduct polls on May 5, the electoral watchdog had informed the apex court that it could not conduct elections owing to security concerns and a paucity of funds.

However, upon the court's repeated instructions to ensure the elections, the ECP filed a review petition seeking an overturn of the court's order.

This time, the body based its argument on its assertations that deciding on the date of the elections was beyond the jurisdiction of the apex court.

In the hearing yesterday, the bench had assured the Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan and the ECP legal counsel Advocate Sajeel Shehryar Swati that it had no intention to hold the government's past actions against it.



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