The government on Monday orchestrated another move in collaboration with the National Assembly to circumvent the Supreme Court’s order to the central bank for allocation of Rs21 billion funds for the elections in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The cabinet, in its turn, referred the matter to the National Assembly for a decision, which played the final stroke. However, the discussions in the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance revealed that the government did not have any intention to give the money to the ECP. The committee unanimously referred the matter to the National Assembly for a decision with a recommendation to reject the proposal. The ultimate purse power rests with the National Assembly.

Source: The Express Tribune April 17, 2023 18:45 UTC