Federal govt decides to move SC over appointment of two ECP members
- By Web Desk -
- Jun 25, 2019
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Tuesday has decided to contact the Supreme Court over the matter of appointment of two members in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), ARY News reported.
Prime Minister’s Special Aide Naeem ul Haque has said the PTI government has decided to move to Supreme Court following the deadlock in the parliamentary committee over the appointment of ECP members from Sindh and Balochistan.
What has to be done in this situation, there are no directions in the constitution, said Haque while talking to newsmen in the Parliament house.
The issue of the nomination of the members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was dragged due to the indecisiveness of the government and opposition over the matter.
The election body has been incomplete since the retirement of its two members on January 26.
Read: Govt sends its names to Opposition for Sindh, Balochistan members of ECP
On April 2, Prime Minister Imran Khan had written a letter to Opposition Leader of National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif on the appointment of two members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), seeking his suggestions in writing.
Earlier, the PML-N president, in his letter to PM Khan, had opposed the premier’s way of consultation over the appointment of ECP members through nominees and accused his government for violating the Constitution by impeding the filling of two vacancies.