ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court (SC) has set aside deputy speaker’s ruling to dismiss the no-trust resolution against Prime Minister Imran Khan and the subsequent dissolution of the National Assembly (NA) by the president, with all five judges unanimously voting 5-0 against it, Pakistan’s Dawn has reported.
.The SC ruled that President Arif Alvi’s decision to dissolve the National Assembly was “illegal” and restored Prime Minister Imran Khan as well as his cabinet, the report said.
The Supreme Court ordered for the session of the National Assembly to reconvene on Saturday at 10:30am.
The chief justice said the verdict was announced with a unanimous agreement of 5-0 after the judges consulted each other. “The current issues are done away with,” he said.
The verdict said that the government could not interfere in the participation of any MNA in the assembly session.
(With inputs from Dawn)
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