The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Monday filed two separate review petitions in Supreme Court’s Karachi registry against its orders of delimitation in Karachi.
The petitions were filed by MQM leaders Farooq Sattar and Senator Dr. Farogh Naseem.
The petitions stated that drawing new constituency boundaries in the city is illegal and unconstitutional and that it could not be conducted without census and house count in Karachi.
It said that singling out Karachi for the delimitation process reflects a ‘biased’ conduct of authorities, demanding that new constituencies should be drawn across the country.
The petitioners prayed to the court to review its Nov 26 and 28 orders it issued while hearing a suo moto notice regarding law and order in the city.
The court has also ordered Election Commission of Pakistan to draw new electoral constituencies in consultation with political parties besides conducting a door-to-door verification of electoral rolls in Karachi with assistance of army and Frontier Constabulary.
On Thursday, the ECP chief Justice (retd) Fakhruddin G. Ibrahim rejected MQM’s reservations and vowed that the task of drawing up new constituency boundaries would be completed in the light of the apex court orders.
MQM challenges SC orders for delimitation in Karachi
