ECP moves SC against posting of Lahore CCPO.

ISLAMABAD -- The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Tuesday filed an application in the Supreme Court of Pakistan against the posting of Ghulam Mahmood DogAar as the CCPO, Lahore.

A three: member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Ijazul AhAsan, and comprised Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi and Justice Muneeb Akhtar, on February 17 suspended the transfer of Ghulam Mahmood Dogar, saying prima facie transfer was made on verbal order and referred the case to a five: member bench.

The ECP on Tuesday through advoAcate Sajeel Sheharyar Swati filed an application praying the Court to allow it to be impleaded as a party to the inAstant petition and heard accordingly in the interest of justice.

The ECP stated that as a constituAtional body it is mandated to organise and conduct free and fair elections in terms of Article 218(3) of the constiAtution and to guard against corrupt practices. The Commission stated it was deriving its wisdom from the dictum of the apex court judgment in Workers' Party case.

The application maintained that the ECP is charged with a constitutional duty to ensure that the elections are conducted honestly, justly, fairly and in accordance with the law and that the corrupt practice are guarded against. It is imperative that to ensure that the constitutional duty as envisAaged in Article 218(3) is fulfilled, the machinery assisting the...