Summary ECP has expressed its inability to exercise powers for verification of thumb impressions of voters.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - The Election Commission of Pakistan has expressed its inability to exercise powers for verification of thumb impressions of voters.
The Ministry of Interior‚ on Monday last‚ had asked the commission to exercise these powers for three months for the sake of transparency of the process of verification of the thumb impression.
The commission‚ in its meeting in Islamabad on Thursday‚ observed that the constitution and the law do not seem to provide for exercising the power of issuing of any direction regarding verification of thumb impressions especially when it is being done as a result of electoral activity conducted by the commission itself.
Earlier, referring to Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar’s order to transfer finger print verification to election commission, PTI chief Imran Khan said it was the responsibility of the NADRA, not election commission.
Imran Khan said all political parties stated that the general elections were rigged but the tribunal didn’t take any notice of it. He said he hoped the new chief justice will provide fair justice.
There were 400 petitions against the general elections in election tribunal, the PTI chief added.
