New Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Fakharuddin G Ebrahim said that the country’s fate would change for the better if it experiences free and fair elections. He also emphasised that the next elections will be a test for every body. Speaking to media representatives at the election commission’s Sindh office, Ebrahim said that a press conference would be held in Islamabad on July 31 during which a briefing would be given regarding electoral lists. He also said that an announcement may also be made regarding the issuing of electoral rolls during the said press briefing. The chief election commissioner added that he was taking steps for the implementation of election laws. Fakhruddin G Ibrahim arrived at the Election Commission Sindh office for the first time after assuming office, where Sindh Chief Election Commissioner Sono Khan Baloch briefed him about the electoral rolls, cases in courts and bye-elections. The briefing entailed details on the preparation of electoral lists, a report on municipal elections and court cases involving the election commission. During the meeting, Ebrahim directed officers and staff of the provincial commission to discontinue any political affiliations that they may have so that no objections could be raised pertaining to the election commission’s impartiality in the wake of the upcoming elections. He termed the publication of electoral lists the ECP’s first priority and said that the commission should remove all related discrepancies and objections raised by the public.
