Plea in Pak Supreme Court seeks to stop trust vote citing 'foreign conspiracy' letter
India Today
The petitioner has asked the Supreme Court to order a probe into the letter, saying that the letter is a highly sensitive and a serious matter and until it is addressed, the Speaker should be barred from holding the vote on the no-trust motion.
An application was filed in Pakistan’s Supreme Court seeking to stop the trust vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan in the National Assembly. The petitioner cited Khan’s reference to a letter that allegedly pointed to a foreign conspiracy to topple his government, Pakistan’s ARY news reported.
The petitioner, Syed Tariq Badar, has asked the top court to order a probe into the letter, saying that the letter is a highly sensitive and a serious matter and until it is addressed, the Speaker should be barred from holding a vote on the no-trust motion.
The court should also order a probe into the role of political parties against the country’s sovereignty and dignity and those found involved should be punished, the plea said.
“Action should be taken against political parties under the Election Act, 2017,” it read and further sought directions to the Federal Investigation Agency to probe the role of political parties and lawmakers.
Prime Minister Imran Khan had earlier claimed that the letter, with evidence of a foreign conspiracy to topple his government, would be presented before the in-camera session of parliament.
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According to the ARY News, Imran Khan also shared some content of the letter with journalists, whom he met in Islamabad on Wednesday.
