The National Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution accusing the Supreme Court of “judicial activism” and demanding its “non-interference” in matters related to the ECP.

Here’s all you need to know: What has the government done? The legislation, called the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act, 2023, came after the top court took a “suo motu” notice of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) delaying provincial elections in Punjab, the country’s most populous province.Ī suo motu is when a court itself takes cognisance of a matter which it deems is in the public interest and commences proceedings on it. On Tuesday, the government presented a bill in the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, seeking to limit the powers of the Supreme Court, which, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif alleged, was creating “political instability” in the country. Islamabad, Pakistan – A new constitutional crisis has emerged in Pakistan, which for months has been engulfed in another political crisis that shows no signs of abating.

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