Punjab Assembly passes resolution demanding resignation of CEC

LAHORE: Punjab Assembly on Sunday passed a resolution demanding immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja and members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Ali Abbas introduced a resolution in the Punjab Assembly, the text of the resolution condemned the end of the PTI government as part of a global conspiracy.

Elections are the only solution to bring the country out of the deteriorating political situation, inflation and economic recession, the House expressed no confidence in the CEC commissioners and their members, the resolution said. On the other hand, the Punjab Assembly has passed a resolution to pass the bill to reassign powers to the Secretary of the Assembly.