IHC extends court order to stop recount of votes of Karachi UCs
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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has extended a court order to stop the recount of votes in six union councils of Karachi till April 5.
The note was conveyed to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) through a special messenger.
Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan passed the order on Wednesday on a petition filed by Jamaat-e-Islami. No one appeared in the court on behalf of the ECP.
JI Karachi's deputy Ameer has challenged the recount order in six UCs.
Qaiser Imam and Hasan Javed Sarosh, the lawyers of the petitioners, submitted before the court that the ECP had been notified but no one from their side showed up.
The JI counsels said that Jamaat-e-Islami's deputy ameer Raja Arif Sultan had complained about post-poll rigging on January 17 in five union councils of Karachi West and one of Karachi East.
The court adjourned the hearing till April 5.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 30th, 2023.