{"id":322335,"date":"2023-03-28T14:01:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T09:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=322335"},"modified":"2023-03-28T14:24:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T09:24:07","slug":"cjp-bandial-offers-to-take-pay-cut-so-vital-elections-can-be-funded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/cjp-bandial-offers-to-take-pay-cut-so-vital-elections-can-be-funded\/","title":{"rendered":"CJP Bandial offers to take pay cut so \u2018vital\u2019 elections can be funded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial on Tuesday proposed a pay cut for himself and other judges so that the \u201cvital task\u201d of holding elections across the country could be funded and completed.<\/p>\n<p>He passed these remarks as the apex court resumed hearing PTI\u2019s petition challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan\u2019s (ECP) decision to postpone general elections to the Punjab Assembly till October 8.<\/p>\n<p>A five-member larger bench \u2014 comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Aminuddin Khan and Justice Mandokhail \u2014 is hearing the case.<\/p>\n<p>In a surprise move on March 22, the ECP had put off the elections for more than five months citing the deteriorating security situation in the country and the unavailability of finances and security personnel. Subsequently, the PTI challenged the commission\u2019s order in the SC.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of today\u2019s hearing, the coalition parties \u2014 PML-N, PPP and JUI-F \u2014 submitted a request in the court to become respondents in the case.<\/p>\n<p>During the proceedings, PTI lawyer Barrister Ali Zafar, Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Awan, PPP lawyer Farooq H. Naek and others were present.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial on Tuesday proposed a pay cut for himself and other judges so that the \u201cvital task\u201d of holding elections across the country could be funded and completed. 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