ECP to hold open hearing of foreign funding case.

ISLAMABAD -- Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Saturday clarified that there would be open hearing of foreign funding case before the commission once the scrutiny committee submitted its report.

According to commission spokesman, the proceedings before the scrutiny committee will not be open although it was being carried out in the presence of both parties.

He said the commission's stance about open and close hearing of foreign funding case has already been shared through media but there was some confusion about hearing of the case.

Meanwhile, the commission said the scrutiny committee would submit its recommendations on foreign funding case to the ECP as per approved Terms of Reference (TORs) and in the light of facts and on merit.

It added the impression given by applicant Akbar S Baber in media talk outside ECP that scrutiny committee is...