The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal-Ur-Rehman (JUI-F) has submitted resolutions in the Senate and National Assembly opposing the imposition of emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), describing the move as unconstitutional.
Senator Kamran Murtaza submitted the resolution in the Senate, while MNA Alia Kamran tabled a similar resolution in the National Assembly.
Copies of the resolutions have also been sent to the President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, the Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, the federal law minister, and other relevant authorities.
The resolutions condemn the imposition of emergency rule and the measures taken as a result, expressing concern that the move could undermine provincial autonomy and the constitutional rights of the people of KP.
The party has called on the federal government to present before parliament the summary and reports that led to the decision to impose emergency rule.
It has also urged the president and the federal government to immediately withdraw the emergency order and revoke all administrative directives issued as a consequence.
The resolutions state that Article 232 of the Constitution requires the president to be satisfied that the constitutional conditions for imposing an emergency have been met.
It was also alleged that the President had approved the imposition of the emergency without considering the constitutional requirements.
The JUI has called for the emergency order in KP to be withdrawn and declared it unconstitutional.