ISLAMABAD: A petition seeking the declaration of the Gilgit-Baltistan (empowerment and self-governance) Order 2009 as ‘ultra vires’ of the constitution was filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday. The petition was filed by Shafqat Ali Khan – resident of Panyal tehsil in Ghizar district – under Article 184(3) of the constitution through Muhammad Ikram Chaudhry advocate, making the federal government the respondent in the case. The petition contended that the 2009 order was in total…