CJP expresses concerns over 'non-functioning' poll body

Apex court takes suo moto notice; hearing fixed for Thursday

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Anwar Zaheer Jamali expressed on Wednesday serious concern over non-functioning of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) following retirement of its members.

Jamali said no one was paying heed towards the non-functioning electoral body, and the works that needed to be completed were still undone.

The CJP was heading a two-judge bench to hear a petition filed by Ashraf Warriach.



Four members of the ECP retired on June 10, 2016. The members included Justice (retd) Roshan Esani from Sindh, Justice (retd) Riaz Kiyani from Punjab, Justice (retd) Fazlur Rehman from Balochistan and Justice (retd) Shahzad Akbar Khan from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

The apex court took a suo motu notice over the matter, and a hearing was fixed for Thursday.