The parliament had on Thursday ruled it wasn't possible to spare 21 billion rupees ($74.79 million) in funds for the snap polls, which the court had ordered.
Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial had summoned officials from the finance ministry, the central bank and the Election Commision of Pakistan to his chamber on Friday to seek a reply on the funds, warning that non-compliance would have consequences.
The court order seen by Reuters said the chief justice directed the central bank's acting governor and the finance ministry to coordinate and"forthwith allocate and release" the money from federal consolidated funds no later than April 17. It ordered the central bank and the finance ministry to file back a compliance report by Tuesday. It added:"We may also note that this order shall be deemed sufficient authority for all purposes for the authorization of the expenditures."
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