KARACHI  - Election Commission Secretary Ishtiaq Ahmed Khan on Wednesday said the commission had contacted the Pakistan Army for the purpose of door-to-door verification of the votes in Karachi.Speaking to media persons, he said the vote verification procedure would begin from Jan 1, 2013 and would be completed in two months’ time.He said the ECP had contacted the Army in light of the SC’s ruling of Dec 5, adding that 16 political parties had submitted their recommendations pertaining to electoral lists. On Dec 5, the SC had asked the ECP to carry out a fresh door-to-door verification of voters in Karachi with the assistance of the Army and the FCs. “In view of the peculiar security situation in Karachi, such verification must be carried out by the EC with the help and assistance of the Pakistan Army and the FC,” said Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, a member of a three-judge bench.Previously, on Dec 4, the court had also released an interim order dealing with the subject of delimitation of constituencies in Karachi.