Court orders registrar office to admit plea for hearing filed against its verdict. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
KARACHI: The Mutahidda Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) review petition against delimitation of constituencies in Karachi was admitted for hearing by the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Express News reported.
The court ordered the Registrar Office to admit the plea for hearing and dismissed the registrar’s reservations.
MQM, the only political party opposing the delimitation, had filed the review petition in December against the SC’s verdict on the issue.
The petition pleaded that the court’s rulings of Nov 26 and Nov 28 were “in violation” of the Constitution.
Farooq Sattar had said that a delimitation process which was only limited to Karachi and without a census was equivalent to pre-poll rigging.
On Nov 26, a five-member bench of the apex court had observed that constituencies in Karachi should be delimited in a manner that they comprise “mixed population” to avoid political polarisation.
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@Pakistan Lover: Daal poori jal gai hay, kuch kuch kala nahi hay! All provinces need delimitation not just one city.
@ say what: so the "party" acknowledges that it is based in Karachi and Hyderabad only.. Why is this "party" not concerned about presence of No-Go areas in Karachi?? why not worried about over 2500 target killings in Karachi in just a year? Who will give relief to the people of Karachi from extortions & encroachments?? Is is the same "party" that has been ruling Karachi since 1986 by being coalition partner with every civilian & military government?? Is it the same "party" whose member has been Governor Sindh for the last 10 years?? Bhai, Daal mein Kuch kaala hai !!
@Pakistan Lover: Because it was effecting only One Particular Party, got it?
Why is there a hue & cry by only one party? Deal mein Kuch kaala hai ;)
All liberal peeps cant see this illegal thing ?
A Great Step for democracy. Now lets see if it will be a free n fair trail under the law or a biased one?