Summary No overseas Pakistani should remain deprived of his right to vote, CJP said.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Friday directed the Attorney General and Election Commission to facilitate overseas Pakistanis for voting in the upcoming general elections.
A three-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry heard the overseas Pakistanis’ right to vote case.
During case proceeding, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry directed the Attorney General to explain the voting procedure for overseas Pakistanis in the next hearing.
He said separate desk should be established for them, adding that no overseas Pakistani should remain deprived of his right to vote.
In response, Attorney General Irfan Qadir said that none has been deprived of and added that voter could come to his constituency to cast his vote.
ECP’s counsel Munir Piracha told bench that 4.4 million overseas voters have been registered so far.
On this, Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed said that this was under consideration in July 2012 and since then nothing has been done and added that the registration of votes in the list would not be possible after issuance of election schedule.
The case hearing was adjourned till March 19.
