Posted 4/1/2024, 8:33:03 AM
KP Assembly Speaker Seeks Review of Court Order to Swear In Opposition MPs Before Senate Polls
- KP Assembly Speaker filed a review petition against PHC order directing him to administer oaths to opposition MPAs elected to reserved seats
- Opposition and provincial government at odds over assembly session for oath-taking of reserved seat MPAs
- PHC had ordered Speaker to administer oaths to reserved seat MPAs before Senate elections on April 2
- Speaker argued in review plea that no assembly session was summoned so order could not be implemented
- Speaker said if court orders, he is ready to summon assembly session for oath-taking of MPAs