Election Commission of Pakistan appoints Returning Officers for conduct of Senate elections
By-election on six vacant seats of the Senate will be held on Thursday
ISLAMABAD ( Web News )
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has appointed returning officers in the Islamabad Capital Territory and four provinces of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan for the conduct of senate elections.
According to a notification issued by the Election Commission on Sunday, ECP Director General Training Saeed Gul will be the Returning Officer in the federal capital, whereas provincial election commissioners Aijaz Anwar Chohan, Sharifullah, Shamshad Khan, and Muhammad Farid Afridi will be returning officers in Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan respectively.
Members of the National Assembly will elect one general seat and one seat for technocrats, including Ulema from the federal capital.
The Election Commission of Pakistan also called upon members of the provincial assemblies of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan to elect members against seven general seats, two women seats and two seats for technocrats, including Ulema from each province and one seat for non-Muslims each from Punjab and Sindh which are going to be vacant after expiration of term of incumbent Senators today (Monday).
The notification has been issued by the Deputy Director (Coordination) Muhammad Nasir Khan. The copies of the notification have also been sent to all the concerned officials. Meanwhile by-election on six vacant seats of the Senate will be held on Thursday.
According to the Election Commission of Pakistan, polling will be held at the National Assembly, Islamabad as well as Sindh and Balochistan assemblies in Karachi and Quetta. These seats in general category fell vacant on in the federal capital, two in Sindh and three in Balochistan as senators relinquished their seats, following their election as member of the national assembly as well as provincial assemblies of Sindh and Balochistan.
Makhdoom Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri have joined the National Assembly after winning the recently concluded general elections. Similarly, Nisar Ahmed Khoro and Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar were elected to the Sindh Assembly, whereas Prince Ahmed Umer Ahmedzai and Sarfaraz Ahmed Khan Bugti became members of the Balochistan Assembly.