A petition was filed within the Islamabad Excessive Court docket to make the domicile of the capital obligatory for contesting elections on the seats of the Senate in Islamabad.
The Islamabad Excessive Court docket has issued notices to the principal secretaries of the Federation, the President and the Prime Minister, the Chief Election Commissioner, the Chairman NADRA, the Secretary Senate Secretariat and different events on the request to make Islamabad domicile obligatory for these contesting the elections on the seats of Islamabad within the Senate. A response has been sought inside 2 weeks.
Chief Justice Amir Farooq heard the petition of former Excessive Court docket Bar President Nayab Gurdizi, Barrister SM Yawar appeared within the court docket on behalf of the petitioner, DG Legislation Arshad Khan and Zaigham Anees appeared within the court docket on behalf of the Election Fee.
The petitioner took a place within the court docket that two Senate seats have been given for Islamabad. Anybody from throughout the nation is elected to Islamabad’s Senate seats.
It’s requested that Islamabad domicile ought to be made obligatory for contesting Senate elections from Islamabad.
DG Legislation of the Election Fee mentioned that we’ve got nothing to do with it, we solely conduct elections, regardless of the regulation is, we’ll conduct elections.
The court docket adjourned the listening to until May 14 whereas issuing discover to the events on the appliance.
