The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday submitted recommendations in the Supreme Court (SC) regarding fair and transparent elections.
In a summary, the ECP has suggested a complete ban on rallies, billboards, pamphlets, posters and wall chalking for election campaigns.
It has also been mentioned that permission should not be granted to candidates to run an electoral campaign on private channels whereas giving transportation to the candidates should also be forbidden.
The participants should only be allowed to express their views on state channel while they would only be permitted to hold corner meetings.
The ECP official told the court that these sanctions are needed to hold fair and transparent elections in the country upon which, Justice Azmat Saeed resented and said that the proposal given by the ECP is not appropriate.
He also directed to take all the political parties into confidence over the suggestions prepared for electoral reforms.
The court adjourned the hearing for indefinite period of time.
Earlier, the SC had expressed resentment over non-performance of the ECP due to retirement of four officials. Chief Justice of Pakistan Anwar Zaheer Jamali remarked that new officials should be appointed as early as possible as the department has become dysfunctional after the retirement of senior personnel.
