ISLAMABAD: Sher Afzal Marwat, a PTI member of Nationwide Meeting, on Saturday challenged the appointment of Senator Ishaq Dar as deputy prime minister earlier than the Islamabad Excessive Courtroom (IHC).
The petition, filed by means of Advocate Riaz Hanif Rahi, contended that Mr Dar was already holding the workplace of federal minister for international affairs when the cupboard division issued a notification on April 28 with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s approval for his appointment.
It argued that PM Workplace was a constitutional workplace however the put up of deputy premier was not identified within the Structure and no different regulation allowed the cupboard division to concern such a notification.
Mr Dar’s appointment as deputy premier was made for “private causes” on the “value of public exchequer”, the petition argued.
It apprised the court docket that Mr Dar, being the deputy premier, had began conducting conferences and taking vital choices which had been apparently not inside his jurisdiction and gave rise to recurring reason behind motion.
“The individuals holding unlawful appointments and that too with out deserves merely on the idea of political concerns can’t carry any productive growth in nationwide life and places of work can solely be secured by the enforcement of regulation,” it identified.
Mr Marwat requested the court docket to declare the appointment as “with out lawful authority” and “of no authorized impact” and put aside the notification.
The petition talked about that Mr Marwat, being a citizen of Pakistan and MNA from Lakki Marwat’s NA-41 constituency was beneath responsibility beneath Article 5(2) to obey the regulation and Structure.
Curiously, the petitioner additionally sought a “reward” for highlighting the difficulty of public significance to save lots of the monetary burden on the exchequer.
He requested the court docket that “the petitioner might please be awarded compensation for bringing this vital petition earlier than this honorable court docket”.
Revealed in Daybreak, Could nineteenth, 2024