THE Pakistani Election Commission keeps acting as though upholding justice is of no concern to it. The relevant ordinance gives the Commission the authority to name anyone to electoral tribunals without considering the opinions of the LHC chief judge. It is important to note that these electoral tribunals are meant to render decisions on complaints from defeated candidates regarding alleged irregularities and violations of the law that occurred during the voting process. Regarding the current issue, it is important to remember that the chief judge of the LHC sent a list of nominees to the ECP in order to establish additional tribunals in Punjab, where the volume of complaints greatly beyond the capacity of the two tribunals that have already been established. The ECP held up these appointments and declined to name further tribunals for weeks, until Mr. Gilani’s law appeared out of nowhere to solve the “problem” completely.
