Three ECP officers suspended over incompetence, misconduct

ISLAMABAD:  Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja has suspended three Election Commission officers for 120 days for incompetence and misconduct.

According to the notification issued by the Election Commission, Provincial Election Commissioner Sindh Sharifullah, Director Admin Election Commission Sindh Azhar Hussain Tanwari were suspended for incompetence and misconduct.

Election Officer Karachi Khuda Bakhsh has also been suspended and directed that the three officers will remain in Karachi until the inquiry is completed and further orders, while Joint Provincial Election Commissioner Ali Asghar Sial has been appointed Acting Election Commissioner Sindh.

The Election Commission said that on the night of September 17, bags of various polling stations were damaged by forcibly breaking the locks of the strong room in Pepri Karachi, for which a committee has been set up to investigate.

The notification of Election Commission further states that Joint Provincial Election Commissioner Sindh Nazar Abbas, Director Waseem Ahmed and REC Larkana Abdul Waheed are included in the inquiry committee.

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