MPs body names Sikandar Sultan for CEC post.

Byline: MANSOOR ALI

ISLAMABAD -- Raja Sikandar Sultan was appointed chief election commissioner yesterday after both the government and the opposition reached consensus on the subject.

Both the sides have also agreed on Nisar Durrani as member ECP from Sindh and Shah Mehmood Jatoi as Balochistan member.

While announcing the final decision here, Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mizari said that it is good that Parliament itself has decided the matter and no other institution was involved in the matter.

She further stated that the names will be sent to the Prime Minister today for finalisation.

The minister maintained that the parliamentary committee had also reached a consensus on the remaining ECP appointments and had agreed on Nisar Durrani and Shah Mohammad Jatoi as members from Sindh and Balochistan respectively.

She said that both the government and the opposition should aim to work in this manner in the future too.

The meeting of the parliamentary committee took place at the speaker's chamber under the chairmanship of National Assembly Speaker which was chaired by Asad Qaiser.

Meanwhile, PML-N senior leader Rana Sanaullah told the media that Sikandar Sultan Raja had worked with them during the PML-N government in Punjab.

He claimed that the ECP would work with transparency in the next general elections; adding that the newly appointed CEC was an honest and hardworking officer.

The senior leader of PPP and former Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf said that they hoped that all the three newly appointed persons will do justice to their job.

While commenting on the appointments, JUI-F leader Shahida Akhtar said that all the appointments were finalised without any reservations.

It is important to mention here that the final move took place after Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz...