CEC ORDERS FOR ESTABLISHING COORDINATION CELL TO ENSURE ERROR-FREE AND CREDIBLE ELECTORAL ROLLS

ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN
CEC ORDERS FOR ESTABLISHING COORDINATION CELL TO ENSURE ERROR-FREE AND CREDIBLE ELECTORAL ROLLS

 Islamabad, the 7th April 2012.- A meeting of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was held today under the chairmanship of Hon’ble Acting Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, Mr. Justice Mian Shahkirullah Jan which was attended by Hon’ble Members Election Commission, namely, Justice (Retd) Muhammad Roshan Essani, Justice (Retd) Riaz Kayani, Justice (Retd) Shazad Akbar Khan and Justice (Retd) Fazal-ur-Rehman. Mr. Akhtar Hussain Sabir, Additional Secretary Election Commission, Provincial Election Commissioners and other senior officers were also present in the meeting.

 2.       After due deliberation and discussion on different items, the Election Commission of Pakistan took the following decision unanimously:

i)         For ensuring preparation of an error-free and credible electoral rolls and to remove different sort of anomalies, the Chief Election Commissioner constituted a Coordination Cell under the supervision of Director General (Elections), Syed Sher Afgan. This Coordination Cell would always be in touch with the NADRA and all the four Provincial Election Commissioners to sort out any discrepancy and its immediate redressal. He, however, observed that while doing so the criteria laid down in the Electoral Rolls Act, 1974 will be kept in view and the public interest must be safeguarded.

ii)       The Acting Chief Election Commissioner also stressed that all these anomalies/ discrepancies should be addressed on war-footing to ensure that not a single voter should be disenfranchised.

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