Opposition leaders challenge delay in picking new chief election commissioner

ISLAMABAD: Opposition leaders in the National Assembly and Senate have filed a petition before the Islamabad High Court (IHC), challenging the delay in the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and two members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

The petition, submitted by Omar Ayub and Shibli Faraz, calls for urgent action to fill the vacant positions in compliance with constitutional provisions.

The petitioners argued that the CEC and ECP members from Sindh and Balochistan completed their tenure...