Pakistan sets up high-level committee to hold smooth, fair general elections

Anjali Sharma

GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON DC, 20th Jan.
The Election Commission of Pakistan on Friday had set up 7 member committee, consisted of federal ministers and senior provincial officials to hold smooth and orderly general elections

According to the Prime Minister’s Office, Pakistani caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar formed a high-level committee to ensure the smooth conduct of the country’s upcoming general elections scheduled for early February.

The committee will implement directions of the Election Commission of Pakistan on smooth and orderly conducting of general elections, according to a notification from the office.

The committee would oversee the security arrangements for the elections, and resolve matters regarding administrative arrangements, said the notification reported by news media.

The high-level committee would issue directions for urgent requirements of additional security where law and order situation requires.

According to the ECP, February 8 is the official date for general elections in Pakistan, widely reported in media.