Status of Legal Petitions Against ECP
Live Updates
[Mr Imran Khan challenged the Overseas Voting in Supreme Court, after which the some of the lower courts stopped hearing the cases citing it being heard in SC]
Overseas Pakistanis now have five petitions against Election Commission.
Petition 1: Overseas Vs Election Commission
Discriminatory & Unfair Conditions for Overseas Pakistanis to vote. Case in Lahore High Court
Petition 2: Overseas Vs Election Commission
Discriminatory & Unfair Exclusion of Overseas Pakistanis in Punjab Local Body Elections. Case in Lahore High Court
Petition 5: Overseas Vs Federation of Pakistan
Challenging this recent Election Amendment limiting Overseas Voting Rights.
Update on Petition 1,2 & 5
Petition 4: Overseas Vs Election Commission:
Discriminatory & Unfair Exclusion of Overseas Pakistanis in Sindh Local Body Elections. Case in Sindh High Court
22 November 2022 adjourned date by court
23 Dec 2022 discharged (not heard e.g. due to case load)
17 March 2023 discharged (not heard e.g. due to case load)
15-May-2024 - Next hearing
Petition 3: Overseas Vs Election Commission(Concluded)
Discriminatory & Unfair Exclusion of Overseas Pakistanis in Islamabad Local Body Elections. Case in Islamabad High Court
Please consider supporting the cause because Overseas Pakistani Voters can change Pakistan and Pakistani Politics forever!👇
To stay updated, subscribe to the newsletter 👇
Past Updates:
15-April-2022: Next hearing is on 28th April.
14-April-2022: The Attorney General Office didn’t come prepared and got a good grilling from Judge Sb. On the next hearing they are asked to come prepared or else Judge sb may summon the CM Punjab or PM of Pakistan
11-Mar-2022: Next Hearing The Hon Judge has has asked two Additional Attorney Generals to assist the court in the case on 11-Mar-2022.
23-Feb-2022. The hearing went ahead and we feel we got a chance to share our points of view. The Hon Judge has asked two Additional Attorney Generals to assist the court in the case on 11-Mar-2022.
15-Dec-2021: The hearing was rescheduled to 19-Jan-2022 due to the unavailability of Judge sb and the summer holidays
25-Nov-2021: The petition is almost ready, and the legislation has been passed by the Parliamentary joint session. I called the Presidents office yesterday. They advised they haven’t received the legislation passed by the joint session. The President has to sign it for the process to be “officially” complete.
08-Oct-2021: Power of Attorney paperwork has been attested by the local Pakistani consulate. Courier the paperwork to Pakistan (ETA 11-Oct-2021). File the legal petition against ECP soon after the new legislation.
24-Sept-2021: First draft of petition received and meeting held with legal team
16-Sept-2021: Update meeting with the Lawyers. Their case law research suggests trend is in our favour and the case is straightforward. We decided to start preparing the draft of the legal petition
10-Sept-2021: Handed over the issues in written form to the lawyers.
09-Sept-2021: Meeting held with lawyers, briefed them on the issue. They will study more and come back next week.
how can i fill the Petition
Wonderful. Allah bless and help you for sincere hard work for all of us.