Parliamentary committee to resume session on ECP appointments matter today
Parliamentary committee to resume meeting ECP appointments matter today
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – A 12-member parliamentary committee, under the supervision of Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari, is all set to meet today (Thursday) to discuss the matter of appointments in Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
According to details, the deadlock between the government and opposition parties has continued to persist as the federal ministers are blaming latter of not cooperating with them.
Earlier, the parliamentary committee had deferred the issue following oath of senior member Justice retired Altaf Ibrahim as acting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).
Last week, the incumbent government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had recommended three names of current ECP secretary Babar Yaqoob Fateh Muhammad, Fazal Abbas Maken and Arif Khan for CEC post.
Later, PM Office had raised objections on the names recommended by opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif for the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner. The suggested names were Nasir Mehmood Khosa, Jalil Abbas Jilani and Akhlaq Ahmed Tarar.
Jaleel Abbas Jilani remained principal secretary of former premier Nawaz Sharif and worked as chief secretary Punjab under CM Shehbaz Sharif.
Nasir Mehmood Khosa is considered close to Sharif family and Akhlaq Tarar has also worked as federal secretary.
The letter by PML-N president also comprised three names each from Sindh and Balochistan for their nominations as the ECP members. From Sindh, the opposition leader had recommended Nisar Durrani, Justice (retd) Abdul Rasul Memon and Aurangzeb Haq.
The names of Advocate Supreme Court Shah Muhammad Jatoi, former advocate general Muhammad Rauf Atta and Rahila Durrani were also proposed from Balochistan.
The government and the opposition forwarded their nominations for appointment of ECP members to Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser and chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjarani, who then forwarded it to the parliamentary committee for consideration.
