ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday requested the lower judiciary to hold general elections 2018 under its supervision.
According to ECP Spokesperson, the commission has dispatched letters to registrars of high courts to provide the list of session, additional, additional session and civil judges.
It was further said that the judicial officers will be appointed as returning officers (RO) and district returning officers (DROs) for the purpose of supervision during the general elections 2018.
The letters have been dispatched according to the Election Act 2017 Section 50 and 51, according to which ECP can hire services of lower judiciary, bureaucrats and its own staff as district DROs and the ROs for polls duties.