Newly appointed members of Election Commission take oath

Islamabad: Two newly appointed members of the Election Commission of Pakistan took oath today.

Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja administered the oath of the new members.

The Secretary Election Commission congratulated the new members from Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on becoming part of the Election Commission.

On this occasion, Secretary Election Commission Omar Hameed Khan said that the President has appointed both the members after which the members of Election Commission from all the provinces have been completed.

He said that the job of the Election Commission is to hold clean and transparent elections in the country and welcomed the new members.

On May 30, The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) finally regained its full strength on Monday, following the long-awaited appointment of two of its members after a delay of almost one year.

President Dr Arif Alvi appointed Babar Hassan Bharwana and Justice (retd) Ikramullah Khan as members of the ECP from Punjab and KP respectively.

The President made the appointments under Article 218 (2) (b) of the Constitution on the advice of the Prime Minister.

Under the Constitution, the ECP consists of the Chief Election Commissioner and four members, one from each province. However, two positions had been vacant since July 26, 2021. Following the retirement of Justice (retd) Altaf Ibrahim Qureshi (Punjab) and Justice (retd) Irshad Qaiser (KP).