The Senate on Thursday passed the Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2024 with a majority vote, seeking the restoration of the original provision to allow the appointment of retired high court judges as members of election tribunals.
The Supreme Court has taken up an appeal of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to settle a raging controversy over who should appoint tribunals to decide election disputes, the commission or the Lahore High Court (LHC).
On May 29, the LHC had held that...