Islamabad
Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday granted 15 more days to the federal government for the appointment of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) members.
During the hearing, the court was told that several members of parliamentary committee were unable to attend the meeting on Monday due to dense fog. The rules formed by the previous committee are not suitable in current scenario, legal advisor said.
The Chief Justice of IHC said the court can only expect that the opposition leaders and Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan jointly select names for the posts. Only parliamentary committee can change the rules, he asserted.
The legal advisor said that parliament has ability to handle the situation if it commits any mistake over which, the CJ said that National Assembly should not do any mistake as it is representative of 22 crore people.
Subsequently, the hearing was adjourned till January 15.
