Petitioner asks SHC to order scrutiny of fake domiciles

Domiciles for Karachi were being issued without considering the address written on the CNIC, petition maintains

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) issued notices to the provincial government and other parties on Tuesday on a petition plea filed by Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Khawaja Izharul Hassan regarding the issue of domicile.

The petitioner's counsel, Advocate Anand Kumar, argued that fake domiciles and Permanent Resident Certificates (PRCs) were being issued all over the province. He said that domiciles for Karachi were being issued without considering the address written on the CNIC and employment given on the basis of these fake domiciles was depriving the local residents of their rights since 2008.

A two-member bench comprising Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Agha Rashid issued notices to all parties and sought a written response by May 21.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 8^th, 2019.