New CEC: Zardari signs appointment papers of Fakhruddin G Ebrahim

Justice Ebrahim was one of the three names nominated by PML-N.


Web Desk July 13, 2012

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari put his signature on the appointment papers of Justice (retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim as the chief election commissioner, Express News reported on Friday.

A 12-member parliamentary committee, headed by federal minister Syed Khurshid Shah, had reached consensus on Ebrahim’s name out of six nominees as the head of the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Ebrahim was one of the three names nominated by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). Justice (retd) Nasim Sikander and acting CEC Justice Shakirullah Jan were the other two nominated by the party.

Ebrahim also served as the interim law minister from 18 July 1993 until 19 October 1993 and interim justice minister from 5 November 1996 until 17 February 1997.

He served as the Governor of Sindh from 19 April 1989 to 6 August 1990.

COMMENTS (14)

AMIR KAMAL | 11 years ago | Reply

Mr. Usman Khan, its in one sense victory fro PML N but F.Ibrahim was PTI nominee also plus if 20th Amendement is credit to PML N then they should have agreed on CEC within a week of the amendment why waste so much time. Credit also goes to PPP for this, they could have delayed it a lot. What Imran Khan said is conflict of interest. Remember when Punjab Govt was removed through Governer rule, on ly then PML N cam back with full lion force and helped restore the judiciary. I think in this case if PML N again comes as wounded lion by resigning and joining PTI and JI the force would be formidable rather than one foot in Govt, One foot in opposition., Imran Khan's idea is not doomed at all.

Usman Khan | 11 years ago | Reply

@Mirza, of course this is moral victory for PMLN, caz that was the only reason under 20th amendment they tend to stay in assemblies...1st independent CEC, 2nd independent caretaker set-up...

So the logic of Imran Khan to ask from PMLN to resign from assemblies is doomed...

Yes, agreed this is victory for democracy, but there is lot more credit to PMLN than anyone else...

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