Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Chief Election Commissioner Sardar Mohammad Raza has refused to administer oath to two members of the Election Commission of Pakistan recently appointed by President Arif Alvi, sources said on Friday.
In an official notification issued the previous day, the government had announced the appointment of two new members of the Election Commission – Khalid Mehmood Siddiqui from Sindh and Munir Ahmed Kakar from Balochistan. The appointment was about seven months after the retirement of ECP members from Sindh and Balochistan.
“The President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is please to appoint the following persons as Members of the Election Commission of Pakistan, name: (a) Mr. Khalid Mehmood Siddiqui – Sindh; (b) Mr. Munir Ahmed Kakar – Balochistan,” read the notification by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
But sources said on Friday that the chief election commissioner has refused to administer oath to the new members as he believes their appointment has not been carried out as per the Constitution of Pakistan.
