CJP appoints Tassadduq Hussain Jillani as acting CEC
Tassadduq Hussain Jillani who will take oath in Lahore on Saturday.
Tassadduq Hussain Jillani. PHOTO: FEDERAL JUDICIAL ACADEMY ISLAMABAD
ISLAMABAD:
Justice Tassadduq Hussain Jillani has been appointed acting Chief Election Commissioner and will take oath on Saturday, Express News reported.
His appointment follows the resignation of Justice (retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim earlier in July.
To fill the gap left by Justice Ebrahim's resignation, Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry appointed Justice Tassadduq Hussain Jillani as acting Chief Election Commissioner.
A notification in this regard was issued on Friday. Jillani, is expected to take his oath in Lahore on Saturday.
Justice (retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim, who oversaw the May 11 general elections, resigned from his post on July 31.
President Asif Ali Zardari had approved the appointment of Ebrahim as the new Chief Election Commissioner in July 2012 after a parliamentary panel selected him for the crucial post. He was the 24th individual to occupy the post after 12 permanent and 11 acting chief election commissioners.
His initial appointment was hailed across the entire political spectrum, as well as the legal fraternity and civil society, but following the May 11 elections, the PPP, PTI and other major political players said the commissioner and the ECP had failed to deliver “free and fair” elections.
Correction: An earlier version of the article incorrectly noted that Justice Tassadduq Hussain Jillani was retired. The error is regretted.
Justice Tassadduq Hussain Jillani has been appointed acting Chief Election Commissioner and will take oath on Saturday, Express News reported.
His appointment follows the resignation of Justice (retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim earlier in July.
To fill the gap left by Justice Ebrahim's resignation, Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry appointed Justice Tassadduq Hussain Jillani as acting Chief Election Commissioner.
A notification in this regard was issued on Friday. Jillani, is expected to take his oath in Lahore on Saturday.
Justice (retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim, who oversaw the May 11 general elections, resigned from his post on July 31.
President Asif Ali Zardari had approved the appointment of Ebrahim as the new Chief Election Commissioner in July 2012 after a parliamentary panel selected him for the crucial post. He was the 24th individual to occupy the post after 12 permanent and 11 acting chief election commissioners.
His initial appointment was hailed across the entire political spectrum, as well as the legal fraternity and civil society, but following the May 11 elections, the PPP, PTI and other major political players said the commissioner and the ECP had failed to deliver “free and fair” elections.
Correction: An earlier version of the article incorrectly noted that Justice Tassadduq Hussain Jillani was retired. The error is regretted.