Finance Minister Ishaq Dar says govt and opposition have forwarded names of former justices Sardar Raza, Tariq Pervez and Tanvir Ahmed Khan to parliamentary committee
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday said that names of three judges have been shortlisted for the post of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).
Dar was speaking to reporters outside the Parliament House along with Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah.
After the failure of the government and the opposition to reach a consensus on a new CEC, the three names shortlisted by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, along with Ishaq Dar and Shah, will be forwarded to a parliamentary committee for the final decision.
“We succeeded in shortlisting three names – Justice (r) Sardar Mohammad Raza, Justice (r) Tariq Pervez and Justice (r) Tanvir Ahmed Khan while a 12-member parliamentary committee will choose one name for the CEC post,” Shah said.
“We also consulted with leaders of all parliamentary parties and came to an agreement on three names, and I am hopeful that the parliamentary committee will succeed in finalising the name of the new CEC by Thursday evening,” Shah said, adding that the new CEC will be appointed before December 5 as per the directives of the Supreme Court.
The finance minister said that he will forward the names of the three judges to National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq. The shortlisted candidates belong to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), with Sardar Raza being the most favourite for the post.
A 12-member parliamentary committee, headed by Senator Rafiq Rajwana, has equal representation from the treasury and opposition benches, while under the rules, the nomination has to be endorsed by a two-third majority.
The 12 member committee comprises six senators and six MNAs including Senator Rafique Rajwana, Captain (r) Muhammad Safdar, Junaid Anwar Chaudhry, Arshad Khan Leghari, Ayaz Soomro, Shazia Marri, Dr Farooq Sattar, Dr Darshan, Haji Muhammad Adeel, Islamuddin Shaikh, MNA Shehryar Afridi and Sardar Muhamamd Yaqoob Nasir.
Senator Rafique Rajwana said that as per the law, the committee would consider the list and develop a consensus on one name.
“If we fail to reach a consensus, then voting will take place and the new CEC will be appointed through a two-third majority,” he added.
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