Level playing: PTI withdraws contempt of court petition against ECP

Islamabad: The Supreme Court Monday disposed of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) petition on the basis of withdrawing its contempt petition against the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on the issue of not getting a level playing field.

According to the details, a three-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa heard PTI's contempt petition against the ECP.

During the hearing, PTI's lawyer Latif Khosa said: “We are withdrawing the contempt of court petition against the Election Commission. We would prefer to go to the people's court for the survival of democracy”.

Latif Khosa stated that he has been instructed to withdraw the application. ‘Your decision of January 13 deprived us of more than 230 seats. We came to your court for a level playing field, but at 11:30pm on January 13, a verdict was delivered that shattered PTI, what do we expect now that we will get a level playing field’.

The lawyer added that you can give orders, we do not want to fight this case in your court. On which the Chief Justice said: “Accept our decision or not, it is your choice,” to which Khosa said that you have taken. The Election Commission can only withdraw the electoral symbol, a party is being banned from the parliament, all the candidates of PTI will fight free elections and will suffer from confusion.

Justice Musrat Hilali inquired, ‘Do you think the elections are not transparent’. To which Latif Khosa replied that the elections are completely unfair, we have given blood and sacrifices for the judiciary.

Speaking to Latif, the Chief Justice said, now you allow us to speak, it is not appropriate to talk about other cases in this case, do not throw the debris of the Supreme Court's decision on us.

Latif Khosa said that the chairman of the party with which we united was picked up and press conferences were held. The preparations are being made to file a case against us even for unity. Your decision kicked us out of parliamentary politics, the people of Tehreek-e-Insaf will fight free elections.

Talking to the Chief Justice, the PTI lawyer said that some of the PTI candidates was allotted bowl or someone was allotted a glass. You have the authority under Article 187 of the Constitution, you can give orders. We do not want to fight this case in your court.

The Supreme Court disposed of PTI's contempt of court petition against the Election Commission on the basis of not getting a level playing field.