Hearing a case pertaining to voters’ lists, Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Tuesday remarked that non-resident Pakistanis should be given the right to vote, adding that they sent significant remittances to the country.
The chief justice remarked that the court had been told that the procedure to enable non-resident Pakistanis to vote in the election was facing difficulties.
During the proceedings, senior lawyer Rashid A Rizvi said a significant portion of Karachi’s population had been denied the right to vote. He further alleged that the affected voters had been drawn out of the city’s limits. To this, the chief justice said Rizvi should approach the Election Commission regarding the issue as the election was approaching.
He remarked that if anyone had any complaint(s) pertaining to the electoral rolls, they should approach the authorities concerned for correction(s).
Subsequently, the case’s hearing was adjourned due to the absence of the counsels for the Jamaat-e-Islami and Imran Khan. The hearing was adjourned to November 7.
Overseas Pakistanis should be given right to vote: CJ
