ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission has written a letter to the Home Secretary for foolproof security of the Chief Election Commissioner.
The letter from the Election Commission said that in view of the current situation, foolproof security should be provided to the Chief Election Commissioner.
The letter said that security should be ensured while traveling outside the residence of the Chief Election Commissioner and Islamabad.
According to the Election Commission, suspicious persons have been spotted around the Chief Election Commissioner in recent days.
On Thursday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed the Election Commission (EC) to decide the foreign funding case within 30 days.
Islamabad High Court Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani has issued a written decision
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has also rejected PTI’s plea to stop Akbar S. Babar from handing over the record of foreign funding case.
The Islamabad High Court has dismissed the petition filed by PTI against Akbar S. Babar and upheld the decision of the Election Commission.
The PTI had challenged the ECP’s decision. The ECP had on January 25 and January 31 rejected the PTI’s petitions.
It may be recalled that the prohibited foreign funding case has been pending in the Election Commission since November 2014.
Earlier, the Election Commission of Pakistan had rejected the request of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to keep report of its foreign funding case confidential.
In a written order, the ECP said that how can we issue an order while the report on foreign funding case before us has become a public document.
The election commission has also ordered the scrutiny committee on the PPP and PML-N’s funding to submit a report in 10 days.
During the previous hearing, PTI’ lawyer Shah Khawar had requested the Election Commission of Pakistan not to public the report on the party’s foreign funding.
On the other hand, the ECP has said that the scrutiny committee had almost completed its work with regard to PPP and PML-N funding.
