ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Senator Syed Shibli Faraz has written a letter to Chairman Senate Yousuf Raza Gilani demanding the formation of a parliamentary committee for the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner.

The leader of the opposition in the Senate, Senator Shibli Faraz, wrote a letter to Chairman Senate Yousuf Raza Gilani demanding the formation of a parliamentary committee for the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner.

Shibli Faraz’s letter states that the current Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja’s tenure is ending on January 26, 2025.

In the letter, it was requested that a parliamentary committee should be formed as soon as possible to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner.

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Earleir,  Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has registered Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s party ‘Awam Pakistan Party’.

The Election Commission has issued a notification for the registration of Awam Pakistan Party, according to which Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is the convener of Awam Pakistan.

In the notification of the ECP, it is stated that Miftah Ismail is the Secretary General of Awam Pakistan, while the Election Commission has also recognized the intra-party elections of Awam Pakistan.

It should be noted that the Awam Pakistan party had submitted the details of the intra-party elections on June 26. The number of political parties registered in the ECP has reached 168.