Islamabad: The announcement of Supreme Court reserved verdict on Pervez Elahi petition has been delayed for second time.
Chief Justice Umar Atta Bandial had first announced that the verdict of Pervez Elahi petition has been reserved and it will be announced at 5:45 pm.
Later the SC apprised that the reserved verdict will be announced on 7: 30.
Now this given time by the SC has passed and no judgment announced yet.
Before this the CJ Umar Atta Bandiyal had reserved the verdict and pronounced that the judgement will be announced at 5:45.
Before the verdict the security outside the SC has been beefed up while strict arrangements of security has been taken at the central gate of the SC.
Two prisoners vans and same number of armoured vehicle have also been called while additional contingent of police personnel have also called for deployment outside the SC.
Leaders of political parties and lawyers are present in the top court while the PTI and PMLQ leaders Monis Elahi, Shibli Faraz, Malika Bukhari, Baber Awan, Asad Umar and Umar Ayub are in attendance in the SC.
The PTI activists have reached outside the SC building on the occasion of the verdict to be announced regarding Deputy Speaker PA Dost Mazari for an election of CM Punjab.
The former ruling party activists are chanting slogans against the existing government. The PTI protesters said that the government minister have run away from the pitch.
The PTI activists said that we have faced cases in the courts and we are not among people who flee.
The protesters claimed that they will celebrate victory over the SC verdict.
