Qadri says to move Supreme Court for seeking ECP reconstitution

Dr Tahirul Qadri, Chief of the Tehrik Minhajul Quran, on Thursday said that he will approach the Supreme Court for the reconstitution of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

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Talking to media persons here, Dr Qadri said that he would file two petitions in the Supreme Court within the next 24 hours. The first petition would seek the restructuring of the Election Commission while the other would be filed to seize all the developmental funds. “I myself will give arguments before the court,” he added.
Dr Qadri asserted that members of the ECP were appointed through unconstitutional procedure, adding that members of the ECP do not have any constitutional importance.
He demanded to sack all the serving provincial election commissioners, terming the formation of Election Commission as unconstitutional.
Responding to a question regarding his future political drive, the TMQ chief said that the central executive committee of his party would decide whether to participate in the upcoming general elections or not.