ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi on Monday appointed Babar Hassan Bharwana and Justice (R) Ikramullah Khan as members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) respectively.
The president made these appointments in terms of Article 218 (2) (b) of the Constitution on the advice of the prime minister.
Both the positions fell vacant due to the retirement of Justice (R) Altaf Ibrahim Qureshi (member Punjab) and Justice (R) Irshad Qaiser (member KP) on July 25 last year.
They retired after completing their five-year term. According to the constitution, the new appointments had to be made within 45 days of the retirement (September 9), but the process took 10 months due to the differences between the previous Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government and the then opposition parties.
