The Sindh High Court issued letters to the electoral commission and others on Monday while hearing a PTI suit seeking a restraining order against holding the Karachi Mayor’s election.
The next hearing date for the case will be set later.
Zeeshan Zaib of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has petitioned the Supreme Court against Karachi’s mayoral election.
“Now UC chairmen are taking their oaths, while the mayor’s election is far away,” the court said. “How can a UC chairman represent the entire party?” the bench questioned the petitioner’s lawyer. “The party’s authority letter has not been annexed with the petition,” the court noted.
“Petitioner union committee chairman has also been detained after filing the petition,” the lawyer responded. “A crackdown on the PTI has been launched since May 09,” counsel added. “Several PTI leaders have been arrested, and others have gone into hiding,” he stated.
“The mayor’s election has been declared in such circumstances.” “The election commission has released the schedule for the May 22 mayor’s election,” a PTI lawyer informed the court.
“Around 40 council members of the PTI could not participate in the election in the current situation,” he said, seeking for a restraining order against the election.
The petition has been signed by the Pakistan Election Commission and others.
