ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja met with a delegation of the Commonwealth Observers Group at his office on Monday and apprised it of election preparations and the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) efforts to ensure free, fair, and transparent polls.
During the meeting, also attended by ECP members, secretary and other senior officers, the CEC thanked them for their presence in Pakistan for the February 8 general elections. The CEC briefed them about the election preparations.
The Commonwealth Secretariat has sent sending a 15-member observer group along with a nine-member support team to Pakistan, led by former Nigerian president Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, to observe the Pakistani elections.
The CEC said that the ECP had adopted an open-door policy for international observers. He told the delegation that Pakistan had issued accreditation cards for over a hundred international observers, ensuring transparency in the electoral process.
Dr Jonathan commended Pakistan’s commitment to holding peaceful and successful elections. He appreciated the ECP’s thorough preparations and extended gratitude for facilitating the group’s visit to Pakistan.
