- Top bureaucrats asked to explain non-compliance of directives to transfer Sheikhupura DC
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday summoned the principal secretary to the prime minister and the secretary establishment division in their personal capacity on Monday (today) for not transferring the Sheikhupura deputy commissioner.
According to a statement issued by the ECP, a three-member bench to be headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja and comprising Sindh member Nisar Ahmed Durrani and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa member Justice (retd) Ikramullah Khan, will hear the case.
The statement read that an application was filed by the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) for allotment of a symbol for the upcoming general polls as prescribed under rule 162 of the Election Act, 2017.
It added that Secretary to the Prime Minister Dr Touqeer Shah and Establishment Division Secretary Inamullah should explain to the commission why they had not complied with the directions issued by the ECP to transfer Sheikhupura Deputy Commissioner Waqar Ali.
Register themselves as voters by Oct 25
Meanwhile, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has asked all eligible voters to get themselves registered by October 25 (Wednesday) as the process for registration of new voters, correction of their particulars and transfer of votes will close on the day.
According to the ECP official, the facilitation desks operated by the Election Commission in both Islamabad and its district-level offices are actively engaged in accomplishing this assignment.
He urged people to register or rectify discrepancies in the voter lists to ensure their alignment with their Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) data by October 25, 2023.
The Election Commission invoked the Elections Act, 2017 to freeze the voter lists on July 20, 2023. In order to simplify the process for the public, the lists were then unfrozen from September 28 to October 25, 2023, allowing all eligible individuals to either register, withdraw or rectify their information.
