ISLAMABAD, Feb 26 : Former Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs J Salik has filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the possibility of mid-term elections in the country.
The petition filed through Advocate Ejaz Mohammad Khan has made the Federation a party. The petitioner argued that he had filed an application about minorities seats and the matter was with the Supreme Court and unless and until the court decides and reservations of the minorities were not removed, the minorities would not accept any short-term or mid-term elections.
J Salik said that the two major parties were on the course of mid-term elections and these should be stopped till reservations of the minorities were removed.
It may be recalled that J Salik had challenged the Article in 18th constitutional amendment relating to the election of 10 members of the minorities and demanded that they should be elected on the basis of direct election.
The petition filed through Advocate Ejaz Mohammad Khan has made the Federation a party. The petitioner argued that he had filed an application about minorities seats and the matter was with the Supreme Court and unless and until the court decides and reservations of the minorities were not removed, the minorities would not accept any short-term or mid-term elections.
J Salik said that the two major parties were on the course of mid-term elections and these should be stopped till reservations of the minorities were removed.
It may be recalled that J Salik had challenged the Article in 18th constitutional amendment relating to the election of 10 members of the minorities and demanded that they should be elected on the basis of direct election.
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