The court was hearing a petition filed by the MQM against alleged government interference in and the deferment of elections for the Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly seats in Karachi.

The petition was heard by justice Athar saeed and justice Aqeel Ahmed abbasi. Petitioner Saleem Butt, a serving member of the AJK Legislative Assembly belonging to the MQM, appeared in court with his lawyer Barrister Farogh Naseem.

The court has also summoned the copy of a similar petition filed by the MQM in Muzaffarabad High Court.

The hearing has been adjourned till July 1.