Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan (Rtd) on Wednesday postponed the elections of Mayors and Deputy Mayors and Chairmen and Vice Chairmen in the province of Sindh till appointment of members of the Commission.
The Chief Election Commissioner also postponed by-election in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to the incomplete composition of Commission, the spokesman said. According to the spokesman, all the four members of the Commission have completed their tenure on June 12. The constitution of the Election Commission as per Article 218(2) (B) of the Constitution is in process by the government. He said that according to Article 218 (3) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan "It shall be the duty of the Election Commission to organise and conduct the election and to make such arrangements as are necessary to ensure that the election is conducted honestly, justly, fairly and in accordance with law, and that corrupt practices are guarded against". Fresh schedule to hold elections will be issued after the appointment of members of the Commission, he added.