Govt withdraws security of election commission's members
Last updated on: 20 October,2021 07:57 pm
ECP secretary shows concern on withdrawal of members' security with interior secretary
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The government has withdrawn the security provided to the members of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday.
According to the sources, the federal government withdrew the security which was provided to the members of the election commission from Sindh and Punjab.
According to sources, the federal government withdrew the security provided to Sindh and Punjab members of the election commission. While, Islamabad police personnel were called back from the security duty with members of the ECP.
As per ECP’s sources, the security was withdrawn from the members on the instructions of the Interior Ministry.
The sources further maintained that the ECP secretary has contacted the interior secretary in which he has showed his concerns regarding the withdrawal of security of the members.
Meanwhile, the interior secretary has assured to take up the matter of security of the election commission members with the interior minister.