A three-member Supreme Court (SC) bench on Wednesday directed Attorney General Justice (r) Maulvi Anwarul Haq to seek instructions from the federation and submit a concise statement over a petition seeking right of vote to overseas Pakistanis.
The bench consisting of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, Justice Tariq Pervez and Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry was hearing identical petitions filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and others, making the Federal Law Ministry, Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) as respondents.
The attorney general sought time to take instructions from all ministries and ECP upon which the court adjourned the hearing for two weeks.
The petitioners requested the court to direct the respondents to take appropriate measures for making it possible for overseas Pakistanis to cast their votes in Pakistani consulates and embassies like many other developed/developing countries.
The petition was filed through Abdul Rauf submitting that according to the constitution, respondents were required to prepare and update electoral rolls by devising provisions for making it possible for overseas Pakistanis to cast their votes in the upcoming elections.
Overseas Pakistanis should get the right of vote. Government should be fair with that. Pakistan gets millions of dollars every year from Overseas Pakistanis. They should be part of current politics!!!
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