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.
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.
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.