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KARACHI: During a hearing of the case pertaining to voters’ lists at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) submitted a report of the ECP and the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) on the lists’ preparations, FTNews reported.
The case against delay in the lists’ preparation was heard by a three-judge bench of the apex court headed by Chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.
During the hearing, Justice Tariq inquired that in case of incomplete lists, what would happen if the elections were to be conducted on March 15, 2012.
Chief Justice Iftikhar said the lists’ preparation was a matter of national integrity and the process of making the lists was critical for this very reason.
He further said that the Pakistan People’s Party’s former chief Benazir Bhutto had also contacted the apex court for correction in the lists before the 2008 elections were held.
The court moreover expressed its dissatisfaction over the commission’s report and said that if upcoming elections were held on the basis of bogus or inaccurate lists, then the country risked facing a state of turmoil.
Chief Justice Iftikhar also said that action could be taken against Secretary Election Commission.
Moreover, the court directed the ECP to complete the lists by February 23.
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