ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) has sought Memogate case record fromregistrar office during the course of hearing of overseas employees votingright case here.
While summoning link>Memogatelink> record, the Chief Justice of Pakistan(CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar has remarked “ will the facility of casting vote beprovided to Hussain Haqqani. As to why notice is not issued to HussainHaqqani so that he should return to Pakistan and facelink>Memogatelink>case.
He remarked PTI which claims to be the supporter of overseas Pakistanis waswhere on the occasion of approval of electoral reforms act.Why it did notraise this matter in assembly.
A 3-member bench of SC presided over by CJPlink>MianSaqib Nisar took up for hearing Overseas Pakistanis voting right caseMonday.
CJP link> observed, its motive is to provide thefacility of casting vote to overseas Pakistanis. However, there is such aPakistani who has not returned to Pakistan after making such promise to thecourt. Will the facility to cast vote be provided to Hussain Haqqani.
As to why Hussain Haqqani should not be summoned through notice so that hecould face link>Memogatelink> case. CJPlink> soughtlink>Memogatelink> case file from registrar office.
Informing the court about his contacts with the election commission,Chairman NADRA said the software will be developed in the beginning ofApril. The experiment will be made thereon.
Terming the development of software in the month of April a good news, CJPlink> directed election commission to hold ameeting with NADRA. The court while seeking progress report within a monthfrom NADRA in connection with the development of software adjourned thehearing of the case.