The Supreme Court has indefinitely postponed the hearing of petitions related to the 9 May incident and alleged rigging in the February 8 general elections. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had filed the petitions, demanding the formation of a judicial commission to investigate the violent events of 9 May.
On Friday, a five-member constitutional bench, led by Justice Aminuddin Khan, took up the case. Justice Jamal Mandokhel questioned the validity of PTI’s request, asking, “Under what law should a judicial commission be formed?” He also rejected the plea to assign numbers to the petitions.
During the proceedings, Justice Mandokhel pointed out a major flaw in the petition. He noted that PTI claimed dozens of people were killed in the 9 May incident, yet no evidence was attached to support this claim. Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi added that the petition should have included at least one death certificate or an FIR.
The court granted time for PTI’s lawyers to prepare arguments on the case’s merits. However, the hearing was adjourned indefinitely. PTI’s legal team requested the court to remove the objections raised by the Registrar’s Office and assign a case number. In response, Justice Mandokhel stated that the bench was only willing to consider arguments on the case’s substance.
Later, the court officially rejected PTI’s plea to remove the objections and allot a case number. The 9 May incident remains at the center of legal and political debate, with no clear timeline for further proceedings.
