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Appointment of CEC, ECP members: MPs body meeting rescheduled

By Our Correspondent
December 07, 2019

ISLAMABAD: The meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), which is scheduled to be held on Monday has now rescheduled its meeting and would meet on Wednesday (April 11).

The notification of reschedule of the meeting was issued on Friday. According to it, the meeting of the committee will now be held on Wednesday instead of Monday.

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday gave a 10-day time for the appointment of ECP members.

Committee Chairperson and and Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari will chair the meeting on Wednesday that will consider the names of two members from the Sindh and Balochistan and names sent by Prime Minister Imran Khan and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif for the post of Chief Election Commissioner.