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ECP to continue making decisions without any pressure: CEC

ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja on Wednesday said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) would continue to make decisions in accordance with the law and without any pressure.

Talking to the media, the Chief Election Commissioner said that we make decisions without any fear and regardless of whether anyone is happy with our decisions or not.

He said that the top priority for the ECP was to obey the constitution of Pakistan. “Our decisions are based on concerned law and legislation.”

He said that the ECP is always ready to hold free, fair, and transparent elections. However, it is the mandate of the government to announce the date for elections, he added.

“Our task is to make the best possible arrangements for holding elections.”

He said that the ECP has continued its work on the early completion of delimitation.

He said that the hearing on foreign funding is continued in the ECP. “It is necessary to give appropriate time to every party to hear their viewpoint.”

Meanwhile, the remaining two members of ECP Wednesday took oath here at the Secretariat.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja administered the oath to the new members of ECP included Babar Hassan Bharwana from Punjab and Justice (retd) Ikramullah Khan from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The function was attended by Election Commission members, Secretary Election Commission, former Secretary Election Commission Kanwar Dilshad, and family members of the members.

President Arif Alvi had appointed Babar Hassan Bharwana and Justice (retd) Ikramullah Khan as members of the ECP from Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, respectively.

Both the positions fell vacant due to the retirement of Justice (R) Altaf Ibrahim Qureshi (member Punjab) and Justice (R) Irshad Qaiser (member KP).

The President made these appointments under Article 218 (2)(b) of the Constitution on the advice of the prime minister.

Under the Constitution, the ECP comprises a chief election commissioner and four members, one from each province.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.