Sunday, February 28, 2021

Senate elections to be held through secret ballot under Article 226: SC

The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday announced that Senate elections would be held under Article 226 of the Constitution through secret balloting. However, the Election Commission of Pakistan is empowered to take all measures to curb corrupt practices under Article 218 (3). SC also said that secrecy is not absolute. Earlier, CEC appearing before the bench had stated that secrecy is absolute. Apex court bench member Justice Yahya Afridi has dissented with the majority opinion. A five-judge larger bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed conducted 19 hearings on a presidential reference. (This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly)

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