{"id":78030,"date":"2020-11-12T22:28:14","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T17:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/?p=78030"},"modified":"2020-11-12T22:28:40","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T17:28:40","slug":"ministers-legislators-cannot-run-election-campaign-gb-chief-court-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/en\/2020\/11\/12\/ministers-legislators-cannot-run-election-campaign-gb-chief-court-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministers &#038; legislators cannot run election campaign, GB Chief Court rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>With reporting by Abdul Rahman Bukhari<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>GILGIT:<\/strong> The Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court has rules that ministers and members of the assemblies can not participate in the election campaign.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Pakistan People&#8217;s Party had challenged the order of the Chief Court of Gilgit-Baltistan dated November 6, 2020 in which the Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and members of the National Assembly were ordered to leave Gilgit-Baltistan within three days.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Amjad Hussain Advocate represented PPP and Munir Ahmed Advocate presented arguments on behalf of the Election Commission.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The hearing was adjourned till 6 pm. The court resumed the hearing at 8:45pm. After hearing the detailed arguments, Chief Justice Gilgit-Baltistan Syed Arshad Hussain Shah and senior Judge Justice Wazir Shakeel Ahmed gave a brief verdict.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Court ordered that ministers and members of the assemblies will not be able to participate in the election campaign. The court however ordered to not expel ministers and members assemblies from Gilgit-Baltistan.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kindly note that the order cam three days ahead of the polling date, while most political parties were wrapping up their campaigns.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">PTI&#8217;s federal ministers announced hundreds of projects during different political gatherings in different parts of the Gilgit-Baltistan region, drawing criticism from opponents who accused them of using the national exchequer as a bait to win votes.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reporting by Abdul Rahman Bukhari GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court has rules that ministers and members of the assemblies can not participate in the election campaign. 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