Legal experts: Parliament should debate ordinances before emergency expires

As state legislatures across the country race to reconvene after the emergency, several legal experts argued there is extra urgency for Parliament to do so.

Constitutional law expert Shad Saleem Faruqi (above) said under Article 150(3) of the Federal Constitution, a proclamation of emergency and emergency ordinances can be annulled through Parliament.

Debating and voting on the proclamation and ordinances after the...