Islamabad, April 15, 2023 (PPI-OT):The Supreme Court has directed the State Bank of Pakistan to release funds of 21 billion rupees to the Election Commission of Pakistan to hold elections for the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies.
A three-member SC bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan and Justice Munib Akhtar conducted an in-chamber hearing of the case in Islamabad. The SC in its written order said that it also examined the relevant provisions of the constitution relating to the allocation of these funds.
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