An informal meeting of the Election Commission of Pakistan, chaired by the Chief Election Commissioner, on Monday decided that the Members of the Commission would not tender resignations.
In the meeting, the demand of some political parties with regard to resignations of Members of the ECP was deliberated at length.
It was decided that since the Lawyers Forum of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has already filed a reference in the Supreme Judicial Council under Article 209 of the Constitution of Pakistan, which is the proper and competent forum for deciding such matters/issues, therefore, the concerned Members would not take any decision about their resignations till the final decision of the Supreme Judicial Council, for the reason that they (Members) have been systematically ridiculed and stigmatized with false and baseless allegations of rigging about which they strongly feel to be adjudicated upon.
