SC orders political parties to verify voters by checking every neighbourhood

Secretary ECP says 84.36 million voters are registered in 2012's voter list.


Web Desk November 08, 2012

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan, hearing the bogus votes case on Thursday, ordered political parties to verify all voters by checking every neighbourhood, reported Express News.

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, heading the three-member bench, also ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to send the new electoral list to political parties.

During the hearing, the Secretary ECP presented a report to the bench regarding the electoral list and said that 84.36 million voters are registered in 2012’s voter list. Some of the votes are currently being verified, he added.

The secretary added that complaints of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) – who filed the petition against bogus voters list – have been addressed, and the ECP is ready to address all other complaints as well.

The hearing of the case was adjourned till November 15.

COMMENTS (8)

ha | 11 years ago | Reply the cheif justice is treating the political parties as his domestic servants. mind blowing order of the court to say the least. there is no stopping him. he will be remembered as a joke in the judicial history.
Jawaid | 11 years ago | Reply

I wonder if it will make any change in Pakistani politics controlled by Personalities, fudels, biradries. Atleast for 65 years we are experiencing the same fate . This is a failed system for Pakistan.We should try chinece system of governance

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