ISLAMABAD, Aug 27 (APP): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Friday said Prime Minister Imran Khan had written a letter to Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly in accordance with the Articles 213 and 218 of the Constitution for filling the vacant posts of members in the Election Commission.
In a tweet, he said the prime minister had suggested three names each for Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
وزیر اعظم عمران خان نے آئین کے آرٹیکل 213 اور 218 کے مطابق قائد حزب اختلاف کو الیکشن کمیشن میں ممبران کی خالی اسامیوں کیلئے خط لکھا ہے اور پنجاب اور خیبرپختوخخواہ میں تین تین نام تجویز کر دئیے ہیں،ان ناموں پر اپوزیشن کے جواب کے بعد الیکشن کمیشن تعیناتی ہو سکے گی۔ pic.twitter.com/9hCxwc3br7
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) August 27, 2021
The Election Commission of Pakistan, he said, would be able to make appointments after the opposition’s response to the names suggested by the prime minister.