The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan will issue its verdict over the presidential reference on the matter of holding the upcoming Senate elections through an open ballot method on Saturday. On Wednesday, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed had noted that the parliament is the forum that must decide the method of voting for Senate elections, including the degree of secrecy to be allowed. According to local media reports, lawyers for both sides were sent messages regarding the date being fixed for Monday whereas the opinion is likely to be announced in an open court. Earlier on Thursday, the SC reserved its decision in the presidential reference on the matter of holding the upcoming Senate elections through an open ballot method after the aforementioned reference sought the apex court’s insight into the matter. He maintained that the court would not go out of the bounds of the reference.

Source: Pakistan Today February 27, 2021 14:15 UTC