Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial has advised the PTI MNAs to return to the National Assembly (NA) by withdrawing their resignations.
\nThe Supreme Court heard on Thursday an appeal filed by the PTI against an Islamabad High Court decision about \u2018peacemeal\u2019 approval of the resignations purportedly from its 123 MNAs.
\nThe PTI wants all of the 123 resignations declared approved. In its original petition before the IHC, it had sought an injunction against NA Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf\u2019s decision to approve resignations after giving personal audience to the MNAs \u2014 something the PTI has termed as \u2018peacemeal\u2019 approval of the resignations.
\nAfter the IHC rejected the PTI petition earlier this week, the party challenged the ruling before the apex court, which heard the appeal on Thursday.
\nDuring the hearing, CJP Bandial said that people had elected MNAs for five years and the PTI must play its role in the Parliament.
\nThe top judge said that floods have displaced millions of people who do not have potable water and food and holding bye-elections on 123 seats would incur huge expenses.
\nThe CJP also said that it was difficult to interfere with the work of the speaker and Justice Minallah had given the verdict after careful consideration.
\nHe said that PTI must not act in haste and the court was offering it another opportunity to reconsider its decision.
\nThe court told PTI lawyer Faisal Chaudhry to seek fresh instruction from the party.
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