Pakistan Supreme Court moved seeking removal of President Alvi: Reports
President Arif Alvi's removal as the head of the state over «misconduct» and failure to maintain impartiality in performing his duties, according to media reports on Sunday. The petition, filed by one Ghulam Murtaza Khan on Saturday, alleges that the president has been evasive in performing his constitutional obligations, the Dawn newspaper reported.
«He has violated the Constitution and committed gross misconduct; therefore, he is not eligible to continue his duties as the president and needs to be declared that he should not continue as president of Pakistan,» the petition said.
«Being the head of the State, he is under constitutional obligation to work in accordance with the law, but he was misusing the powers and violating the Constitution continuously by his words and conducts,» it said.
Asserting that the president should not have been representing any political party, the petitioner said that Alvi's representing and portraying one party- former prime minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party- is evident.
It further alleged that the president is being biased by «giving favour to one particular political party», according to the report.
The petition said that Alvi's dissolution of the National Assembly in April 2022 on the PTI chief's instructions ruined the entire political scenario of the country and damaged Pakisan's image internationally.
In April 2022, Alvi dissolved the lower house of the parliament after the opposition parties tabled a no-confidence motion against the Khan-led government, which cited «international conspiracy», according to the report.
The no-confidence motion was declared «unconstitutional» by then-National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser.
Alvi «has misused his powers
