GILGIT, Oct 20: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gilgit-Baltistan Nawaz Rahim Durrani took oath of office here on Tuesday.
Supreme Appellate Court (SAC) Chief Judge Justice Mohamamd Nawaz Abbasi administered the oath in a simple but impressive ceremony. Senior judicial and civil officers besides lawyers attended the event.
Mr Durrani is the first CEC of Gilgit-Baltistan whose appointment was made under the Empowerment and Self-governance Order 2009. He would start functioning formally on Wednesday at the Gilgit-Baltistan Election Commission.
The CEC, while talking to the media after the ceremony, said that those ballot papers and boxes which were used during the last general election in the country would be used in elections for the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA).
He said that the media would be given access to the 989 polling booths to observe the “free, fair and transparent election process across the region”.
SUO MOTU: The Supreme Appellate Court (SAC) has taken suo motu notice of the termination of 98 employees of the Gilgit-Baltistan Transport Corporation, asking the management to appear before the court on Oct 26.
The apex court directed the management to explain reasons for sacking the employees working in various cadres in the government-run organisation. http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/national/cec-vows-free%2C-fair-polls-in-gb-109
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