Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI) once again urged the Government of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) to immediately begin the process of appointing the new Electoral Commissioner (CEC), instead of hiding behind an adjustment Constitutional -Menienda 26 -As a pretext to delay the quite necessary appointment. A week after the mandate of the head Sikandar Sultan Raja ended, the PTI has asked the government to quickly constitute a parliamentary panel to occupy the key constitutional positions of CEC, as well as the members of SENDH and Baluchistan through a transparent process and consultative ordered by the Constitution. The second reminder of the opposition party in two weeks about the start of the process of designating the new CEC has arrived when Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has kept a mother in the letters of opposition leaders in the National Assembly and the Senate , urging the prime minister for the immediate appointment of a new CEC.
"Sikandar Sultan Raja, whose term as CEC ended on January 26, 2025, was the most controversial figure in Pakistan’s electoral history," PTI Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram said: "The enormously manipulated surveys of February 8 would continue to be a permanent stigma and stigma on their face, bluntly tarnishing its legacy."
The Raja mandate expired on January 26, but can continue to perform their duties until a new appointment is made under the 26th amendment of the Constitution. In delay, PTI’s secretary of information warned the Government not to undermine the Pakistan Electoral Commission (ECP). Waqas added that the government was determined to damage all state institutions to safeguard their own interests acquired. He requested the appointment of a credible, impeccable and impartial individual as the CEC immediately to restore prestige in rapid decrease in this vital constitutional body. The PTI leader emphasized that those who allegedly stole the public mandate have systematically undermine all state institutions by enacting selfish constitutional amendments to install loyal responsibility. As PTI is preparing to register his protest on February 8, Waqas said that people would not rest until they claim their "stolen mandate" and hold those responsible for the fraud of the surveys, including perpetrators, facilitators and beneficiaries. He stressed that the opposition leader in the Omar Ayub National Assembly and the opposition leader in Senate Sibli Faraz had already written letters to the president of the National Assembly and the president of the Senate, respectively, for the immediate appointment of a New CEC but it was in vain. He urged the government to "Avoid Dillydally tactics and constitute a parliamentary panel without further delay to supervise these important quotes"as stipulated in article 213 of the Constitution. Waqas made it clear that "PTI would no longer allow energy captors to retain the highly controversial CEC current in this estimated position or replace it with someone partial and blue eyes, come whatever." He averaged that PTI would not leave any stone without moving to guarantee the appointment of the most credible person in the August position to revitalize the credibility of the electoral control body. PTI said that the public had already issued an unequivocal verdict on February 8 even in the face of coercion and intimidation, and a sea of people would once again emer His true letter and spirit. Last week, PTI had also urged the Government to immediately and transparently an honest, impartial and neutral CEC in consultation with PTI to revitalize the electoral control agency and guarantee the continuity of democratic processes. PTI has had a difficult relationship with the ECP under the leadership of Raja, marked by legal challenges and public disputes. The tensions reached its maximum point during the general elections of 2024, where PTI alleged generalized rigs and voting for manipulation after the litigation led by the ECP stripped the party of its iconic symbol of choice of choice the bat of the cricket. The Party has repeatedly accused of delaying the results of the elections and manipulating votes of votes, accusations that the ECP has constantly denied. PTI has also requested Raja’s resignation, claiming that his actions have eroded confidence in the CPP’s ability to make fair elections. Under Raja mandate, several key electoral problems have not been solved, including the postponement of the Senate elections for 11 seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the allocation of reserved seats due to a confrontation between the Supreme Court and the Parliament, and delays in the local government elections in Punjab and Islamabad. The Federal Minister of Information and Transmission of Tarar was contacted for comments, but his response did not reach the presentation of the story.
