Redrawing constituencies: MQM files application against ECP's notification

According to ECP, 3 NA constituencies, 8 provincial assembly constituencies will be subject to delimitation.


Ppi/web Desk March 25, 2013
File photo of MQM leader Farooq Sattar. PHOTO: PID/FILE

KARACHI: The Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) filed an application in the Sindh High Court (SHC) against the Election Commission’s notification for redrawing electoral constituencies in Karachi, Express News reported on Monday.

The court admitted the application for hearing.

While speaking to media after filing the request, MQM Deputy Convenor Farooq Sattar said the people of Karachi were being punished - through the delimitation order – for supporting MQM.

He further claimed that the order was aimed at dividing the party’s vote bank in the city.

Barrister Farogh Naseem represented the petitioner Farooq Sattar and argued that delimitation cannot be done unless fresh census is conducted. Delimitation, done to create equality in the constituencies, is not possible without fresh census.

The Supreme court ordered delimitation in October and if the ECP wanted to accomplish the task then they should have carried out fresh consensus and then delimitation, Farogh further said.

Later during the day, the Supreme Court issued a notice to the  secretary Federal Statistics Division, Chief Statistician, Provincial Census Commissioner and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in reference to the petition filed by the MQM.

Delimitation

According to the ECP notification, three constituencies of National Assembly and eight constituencies of the Provincial Assembly will be subject to delimitation.

These include NA 239 (won by Abdul Qadir Patel of PPPP), NA250 (won by Khushbakht Shujaat of MQM), and NA254 (won by Dr Muhammad Ayub Sheikh of MQM). The provincial assembly constituencies are PS89, PS112, PS113, PS114, PS116, PS118 and PS124.

The commission has set up a five-member committee to implement the Supreme Court orders for delimitations in Karachi. According to the sources, Justice (r) Roshan Esani will head the committee.

COMMENTS (13)

DevilHunterX | 10 years ago | Reply

ECP, we the people of Karachi thank you.

Karachiwala | 10 years ago | Reply

@naeem khan Manhattan being afraid is one thing, and asking JUSTICE and EQUAL TREATMENT is another. you have put many judgemental remarks about some one you might dont know.

ECP cant even check degree of PMLn, they cant even set standards about corruptions.. and you want them to do de-limitations? that de-limitation would benefit PMLn- JI only.

JI had my city mandate before, but they only used it to recruit for Kasmir jihad, and served for nothing. Ask anybody-Jamait tuliba Pakistan was the first to introduce AK47 culture in karachi and they are the first to open fire in KARACHI UNIVERSITY.

according to you, ONLY bashing MQM is the way to go... so i will tell you right now... My city will give mandate to MQM again- no matter what the hack you say....

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