–Shehbaz says prime minister violated Article 213 in his previous letterISLAMABAD: National Assembly Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan recommending three names each for the vacant posts of the members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from Balochistan and Sindh. As per the letter, Shehbaz said that the letter received on 1st February was sent by the additional secretary of the foreign minister, instead of Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi himself. He pointed out that the letter directly imposed the names of ECP members to be appointed instead of consulting with the leader of the opposition, terming it a violation of Article 213. “The letter sent from the foreign ministry did not refer to any constitutional articles to justify their action, nor did it include the names proposed by the prime minister. The PML-N chief, however, said that he was pondering over the proposed names [by the PM] while awaiting their credentials from the government.

Source: Pakistan Today April 09, 2019 17:29 UTC