Giving interim relief to 18 PML-N MPAs who have been barred from attendingPunjab Assembly session, the Lahore High Court has allowed them to attendthe assembly session in order to cast their votes in case no-confidenceresolution is tabled in the upcoming Dec 21 session.
A two-judge LHC bench comprising Justice Shahid Bilal and Justice RisalHussain Tuesday heard the petitions filed by PML-N lawmakers includingSamiullah Khan, Azma Bokhari and other MPAs.
As per the LHC interim order, 18 PML-N MPAs of Punjab Assembly who werebarred from attending the assembly session have been permitted to casttheir votes in the Dec 21 session summoned by the governor requiring ChiefMinister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi to seek vote of confidence from the housemembers.
In case, voting on no-confidence resolution is held, these members areallowed to cast their votes, the LHC ruled.
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On behalf of MPA Saiful Malook Khokhar and Rana Mashhod Ahmad Khan, RanaAsad Ullah Advocate was appeared before the court.
While Imtiaz Rashid Siddiqui and Muhammad Sheikh were appeared before thebench on behalf of Punjab Assembly speaker.
