Sikandar Sultan Raja takes oath as new CEC.

ISLAMABAD -- Retired bureaucrat Sikandar Sultan Raja on Monday has taken oath as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) in a ceremony at Supreme Court (SC) in Islamabad.

According to details, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmad has administered him the oath.

Earlier, parliamentary committee headed by Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari had named Sikandar Sultan Raja as new CEC.

Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari said it is a matter of great satisfaction that the parliament settled the matter with consensus. She said the names have been forwarded to Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan.

It is pertinent here to mention that the CEC post was vacant since December 6 and the appointments of the ECP...

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