Islamabad (HRNW) At least two federal ministers and one advisor have launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for its objection on the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the next general elections. One of the ministers forced the ECP officials to walk out from a parliamentary committee meeting.
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry claimed that the chief election commissioner was siding with the opposition parties and acting as their “mouthpiece.” He said the ruling PTI had no faith in the election commissioner because he was toeing the line behind the opposition and sympathizing with Nawaz Sharif.
The ECP has reacted to the development by calling an urgent meeting on Monday, September 13.
Fawad Chaudhry, Railways Minister Azam Swati, and PM’s Advisor for Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan held a press conference at the Press Information Department in Islamabad on Friday. Earlier, Swati launched a diatribe against the ECP at a parliamentary committee, forcing the ECP official to leave in protest.
Speaking at the press conference, Chaudhry said the chief election commissioner must resign if he was “so fond of politics.” There would be a reaction if he serves the “smaller parties,” the information minister warned.
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