Moonis Elahi lauds SC giving Voting Rights to Overseas Pakistanis

Lahore : PML-Q central leader Ch Moonis Elahi has lauded Supreme Court of Pakistan on giving voting rights to over seas Pakistanis. He said  Supreme Court go-ahead to NADRA for development of a I-voting system for overseas Pakistanis before the next general elections adds a new chapter in Pakistan’s democratic history.

PML-N conspiracy to deny the right of franchise to over 7 million Pakistanis in cohorts with the ECP is foiled by this historic SC verdict ,he added.

PMl-Q leader said that Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi founded the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation to protect expats’ rights. PML has always fought for the rights of Pakistanis living in the Middle East, UK, Europe, USA, Australia & other countries ,he maintained.

Moonis Elahi Central said that cumulatively overseas Pakistanis contributed a huge share to the national GDP through remittances and by giving them the right of franchise we could now expect them to play an even greater role in the economic & social development of Pakistan.

Moonis Elahi emphasized the need for developing a new vision which could optimally manage & optimize the immense potential of Pakistanis residing abroad. He claimed that the PML was the real representative of the Pakistani Diaspora as its leadership had always fought for overseas Pakistanis’ rights.

He reminded the President PML Austrian Chapter of the huge steps his family had taken in the past for the welfare of overseas Pakistanis & their families including establishment of the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation by his grandfather Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi, free PIA transportation of coffins of deceased overseas Pakistanis by his uncle Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain as Pakistan PM & a host of revolutionary steps taken by his father Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi as the Punjab CM.