Daily Times

To break the deadlock over the appointment of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) members from Sindh and Balochistan, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the opposition parties have decided to approach the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC). The constitutional deadline of 45 days for the appointment of two members of the ECP had been missed as both parties had rejected each other’s proposed nominees for the vacant seats. According to the Constitution, the premier and the opposition leader forward three names to the parliamentary committee after having consensus over the matter. However, if no agreement is reached between them, they can propose three names separately for the designation(s). Then, the parliamentary committee with a two-third majority can choose one name from the total six. But, if any deadlock arises between members of the parliamentary committee over the matter, then the Constitution does not guide further.