Expressing annoyance at the belated unveiling of the polling scheme, Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao on Saturday said the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) violated the law by delaying the issuance of the polling scheme for the general election slated for February 8.
Addressing a gathering in Doaba area in Charsadda district, he said that under the law, the ECP should have announced the polling scheme 30 days before the election, but the election watchdog also missed the second deadline to publish the polling scheme 15 days before the polling day, said a press release.
Commenting on the ECP’s plan to use the Election Management System (EMS) for election results, Aftab Sherpao said the Result Transmission Sys-tem’s failure (RTS) was still fresh in our memory; therefore, the election commission should stop ex-perimenting and ensure the holding of the free, fair and transparent election.
