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ISLAMABAD: The hue and cry of the MQM leaders over the Supreme Court order for delimitation of constituencies in Karachi is uncalled for because the Supreme Court is only getting its October 2011 judgment in the Karachi violence suo moto case implemented.
The apex court had, in October last year, passed the verdict in the Karachi violence case in which besides recommending a number of things, de-politicisation of police and delimitation of constituencies so that no ethnic or any particular group could claim a particular area was also included.
The MQM leaders were appearing on TV channels on Friday, criticising the order of the Supreme Court with Raza Haroon even terming it unconstitutional, whereas, the Secretary Election Commission had apprised the apex court just days ago that delimitation of constituencies in Karachi would have a positive effect on the communities and people of the city.
Even, in the case of the voters list, MQM’s Senator Farogh Nasim told the apex court that the MQM had no apprehensions regarding the voters list’ door-to-door verification.
Details reveal that a five-member bench of the SC on November 28 directed the Election Commission of Pakistan to submit a report after consultations with the Sindh government and other stakeholders regarding the delimitation of constituencies in Karachi that may end the political and ethnic polarisation in the city.
Hearing the Karachi law and order suo moto implementation case, the SC’s five member bench, headed by Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, directed the ECP to redraw these constituencies in such a pattern where no party could claim that any particular areas belonged to it and there was a presence of different communities in such areas instead of a single community.
Secretary Election Commission Ishtiaq Ahmed submitted that the ECP will implement the court’s directives after meetings with the government functionaries and political parties. He sought three days time to submit a report after obtaining input from provincial government functionaries, political parties and other stakeholders.
The court expressed dissatisfaction over the Rangers report filed by the Rangers’ deputy assistant judge advocate general and observed why handing over of suspects to the police and registration of FIRs was delayed. The court observed that due to a lack of coordination between police and Rangers and delay in handing over custody of the detainees, culprits get benefit and are acquitted by the trial courts.
While the Chief Justice of Pakistan while heading a three member bench in Islamabad on the same day had remarked that army’s help could be sought in Karachi so that many issues could be resolved.
The bench was hearing identical petitions, filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and others, seeking verification of the voters’ list in Karachi.
Rashid A Razvi, the counsel for the JI, while appearing before the court, submitted that there was a house in the city with 653 registered voters. The chief justice asked the ECP to verify voters in Karachi by going door to door. He added that the army and Rangers could be used to verify voters in Karachi, and it would be of benefit in maintaining peace in the city.
Farogh Naseem, the counsel for the MQM, while appearing before the court, contended that the petitions filed in the case were not maintainable, saying that these were filed at the behest of political parties. “What are your apprehensions”, the chief justice asked the MQM counsel. No apprehensions, Naseem replied.
The apex court had, in October last year, passed the verdict in the Karachi violence case in which besides recommending a number of things, de-politicisation of police and delimitation of constituencies so that no ethnic or any particular group could claim a particular area was also included.
The MQM leaders were appearing on TV channels on Friday, criticising the order of the Supreme Court with Raza Haroon even terming it unconstitutional, whereas, the Secretary Election Commission had apprised the apex court just days ago that delimitation of constituencies in Karachi would have a positive effect on the communities and people of the city.
Even, in the case of the voters list, MQM’s Senator Farogh Nasim told the apex court that the MQM had no apprehensions regarding the voters list’ door-to-door verification.
Details reveal that a five-member bench of the SC on November 28 directed the Election Commission of Pakistan to submit a report after consultations with the Sindh government and other stakeholders regarding the delimitation of constituencies in Karachi that may end the political and ethnic polarisation in the city.
Hearing the Karachi law and order suo moto implementation case, the SC’s five member bench, headed by Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, directed the ECP to redraw these constituencies in such a pattern where no party could claim that any particular areas belonged to it and there was a presence of different communities in such areas instead of a single community.
Secretary Election Commission Ishtiaq Ahmed submitted that the ECP will implement the court’s directives after meetings with the government functionaries and political parties. He sought three days time to submit a report after obtaining input from provincial government functionaries, political parties and other stakeholders.
The court expressed dissatisfaction over the Rangers report filed by the Rangers’ deputy assistant judge advocate general and observed why handing over of suspects to the police and registration of FIRs was delayed. The court observed that due to a lack of coordination between police and Rangers and delay in handing over custody of the detainees, culprits get benefit and are acquitted by the trial courts.
While the Chief Justice of Pakistan while heading a three member bench in Islamabad on the same day had remarked that army’s help could be sought in Karachi so that many issues could be resolved.
The bench was hearing identical petitions, filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and others, seeking verification of the voters’ list in Karachi.
Rashid A Razvi, the counsel for the JI, while appearing before the court, submitted that there was a house in the city with 653 registered voters. The chief justice asked the ECP to verify voters in Karachi by going door to door. He added that the army and Rangers could be used to verify voters in Karachi, and it would be of benefit in maintaining peace in the city.
Farogh Naseem, the counsel for the MQM, while appearing before the court, contended that the petitions filed in the case were not maintainable, saying that these were filed at the behest of political parties. “What are your apprehensions”, the chief justice asked the MQM counsel. No apprehensions, Naseem replied.
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