The petiti­oners mainta­in that the appoin­tments were uncons­tituti­onalISLAMABAD: The fate of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s 19 advisors and special assistants hangs in balance after their appointments are set to be challenged in the Supreme Court (SC) tomorrow (Thursday). The draft petition comes only a day after the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed questioned the large number of unelected advisors and special assistants in the prime minster’s cabinet. The federal government and all PM’s appointed advisors and special assistants have been made respondents in the case. “The federal government has no authority to appoint any unelected person as advisers and SAPMs [special advisers to the prime minister] with the status of Federal Minister and Minister of State,” the petition maintains. Moreover, the petitioners maintain that further grounds will be submitted at the time of the hearing of the petition.

Source: The Express Tribune April 15, 2020 11:33 UTC