The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday reserved its verdict on the election expenses case after hearing arguments from both the sides.
A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and comprising Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Tariq Parvez, heard the petition regarding the election expanses.
The chief justice said that the Election Commission was responsible for not holding municipal elections which were a constitutional requirement. The chief justice further said the provincial governments had held the Election Commission responsible for not holding municipal elections and remarked that preparation of electoral rolls was the responsibility of the ECP.
Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry also criticised the Election Commission for absence of the ECP director-general from the hearing.
“The ECP has become just a post office. It is not fulfilling its duties of holding transparent elections,” said the chief justice.
