ISLAMABAD:
PPP stalwart and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Syed
Khursheed Shah on Tuesday proposed an amendment to the Constitution,
paving way for senior bureaucrats and lawyers to head the Election
Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
“It is a mandatory
requirement that the chief election commissioner (CEC) should be a
retired judge, but I propose an amendment to the Constitution so that
not only a retired judge but also senior bureaucrats and lawyers, could
make it to the post,” said Khursheed while talking to media persons at
the Parliament House.
He
said limiting the post in question to a retired judge blocked other
options and the clause concerned should be amended to do the needful.The
PPP leader suggested a number of proposals for reforms in the electoral
process.He also proposed a constitutional amendment for reducing the
government’s constitutional term from five to four years. “Reducing the
tenure to four years will resolve all issues,” he argued.
He
further said once democracy took roots, the government’s term could be
reverted to five years. Khursheed said he had proposed the
constitutional amendments after much brainstorming and added that the
amendments would accrue positive results.
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