SC orders door-to-door verification of electoral rolls in Karachi

[Tehmasib]

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Election Commission of Pakistan to carry out door-to-door verification process of electoral rolls in Karachi with the assistance of army and Frontier Constabulary (FC), Geo News reported.

The order said that the army and Rangers could be used in this verification campaign as their involvement would help the authorities in resolving the law and order issue the commercial hub of the country.

Voters should not be transferred from one area to another without the voters’ consent, said the order.

The ruling further stated that it was up to the discretion of every citizen as to where he wants to cast his vote.


A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry delivered the verdict and announced by Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed here.

Earlier on Tuesday the court had reserved its verdict regarding non-verification of sizable number of votes in Karachi and shifting of votes to other towns and cities on the basis of permanent addresses mentioned on the CNICs of the city residents.

 

[W.11]

this is just a political decision

the ECP was unable to perform its duties in the by elections, instead putting blames on one city, entire ECP should revise its role and efforts in the entire country

ECP gave explanation how not 30 million votes but one 32,000 votes were shifted to their old address just because they failed to varify their votes

and how the 653 voters from one address was the mistake of making computerised voter list, where as the original voter list didnt have such an error in the first place

discriminating one city will just create more problems for the future

 

[arushbhai]

Yeh good luck doing a door to door verification. This is what I hate about this system. People in power are looking for temporary short term solutions rather than permanent long term solutions. Instead of a door to door verification, put NADRA in 100% control, ask them to provide 100% secure and fool proof ID cards and if they cant do this, fine them but at the same time, provide them financial and physical support. Same goes to rehman malik. Oh there could be a bomb blast, shut down internet and mobile services. lol