The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Qazi Faiz Isa, issued acomprehensive four-page written order in the Faizabad sit-in case,addressing pending issues and offering both parties an opportunity topresent further evidence and clarification.
During the hearing, the court raised questions about the case’s delay, thefiling and withdrawal of reconsideration pleas, and the non-following ofthe court’s decision over four years.
The court granted both parties a chance to address these questions. TheMinistry of Defence, PEMRA, and the Intelligence Bureau requested towithdraw their review requests, causing confusion among the general publicregarding paragraph 17 of the Faizabad sit-in case ruling.
The Attorney General argued against expanding the case beyond its initialscope and timeframe.
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The court set a deadline of October 27, 2023, for responses and scheduledthe next hearing for November 1, 2023. Regarding the Faizabad sit-in,Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) organized it in November 2017 to protestchanges in the Election Bill 2017, demanding the resignation of Ministerfor Law and Justice Zahid Hamid.
