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Islamabad, April 7 (IANS) Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Marriyum Aurangzeb, on Friday demanded that Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial must step down as his position has become controversial, especially after Justice Athar Minallahs note in the Punjab polls case, according to a media report.
The statement came after Justice Minallah, earlier on Friday, maintained that the Supreme Court’s suo motu notice over the delay in the announcement of provincial assembly elections was dismissed by a majority 4-3 ruling, The Express Tribune reported.
Justice Minallah stated that he has read the detailed reasoning of Justice Shah and Justice Mandokhail and that he “agrees with their opinion, particularly regarding the final outcome of the petitions and the suo motu assumption of jurisdiction by a majority of 4…
