Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking permission to withdraw their review petition against the apex court judgement in Faizabad sit-in case, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

The MQM on Thursday moved a miscellaneous plea in the Supreme Court aimed at seeking withdrawal of their review petition, stating the party and its coordination committee did not want any further proceedings in the review case.

The MQM has joined Ministry of Defence, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) who had also filed pleas wishing to withdraw their review appeals.

AML chief Sheikh Rashid's lawyer had filed a request for adjournment in the case

Earlier, the Supreme Court had issued a notice on the absence of the MQM’s lawyer during the hearing on September 28 and had asked the party to withdraw the application or continue the proceedings.

Several review petitions were filed against the verdict authored by now Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa on February 6, 2019. This SC judgment had pertained to a sit-in staged by the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) in Faizabad in 2017.

Reporter Amanat Gishkori