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ISLAMABAD (Yaseen Hashmi): The petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the rules being changed in the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commission of Pakistan.
The petition filed by the petitioner, Mahmood Akhtar Naqvi challenging the changes in the appointment of CEC members.
In the petition, he stated, “Changes to the two-thirds majority method of Parliament violate Articles 213 and 218.”
It added, “The government ordinance has called for changes to parliamentary committee rules.”
It further added, “The government has requested to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commission members.”
The petition comprises the Federal, Secretary Election Commission and the Law Ministry.
Since the retirement of ECP members Abdul Ghaffar Soomro from Sindh and retired Justice Shakeel Baloch from Balochistan in January, the matter has not sorted out.
Under the law, after the retirement ECP member, their replacements are appointed within 45 days but however, it did not happen.
A consultation between the prime minister and the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly is required for the appointment of the ECP members.
Both the incumbent government and the opposition failed to emerge a pending decision on the appointment of the CEC and two members of the electoral body.
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Earlier on 5th December, the opposition approached the Supreme Court over the appointment of the new CEC chief. In this regard, eleven opposition members signed the petition to the SC. The petition was filed by leaders of the opposition parties under Article 184(3) of the Constitution-making federation of Pakistan.
