EU DELEGATION CALLS ON CEC

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EU DELEGATION CALLS ON CEC

             Islamabad, the 8^th February, 2016.-       An European Union Electoral Mission delegation, headed by Mr. Michael Gahler, called on the Hon’ble Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, Mr. Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza and Secretary ECP today at the Election Commission’s Secretariat, Islamabad. The meeting was attended by the EU Ambassador to Pakistan, Ms. Lora Borissova, Mr. Apostolos Aravanis, Ms. Hannah Roberts etc. and senior officers of the ECP. The Secretary briefed the participants on the overall activities and preparations of the Election Commission of Pakistan.

            The Hon’ble CEC welcomed the participants and expressed his pleasure over the meeting while exchanging views on various electoral matters. He appreciated the continued support and cooperation of the international community towards strengthening the capacity and capabilities of the ECP to hold credible elections in the country in line with the aspirations of the people of Pakistan.

             He also informed the participants about the initiatives taken by the ECP like piloting of Bio-metric voter verification, electronic voting machines, GIS/Google mapping of Union Councils/Constituencies, and Smart Phone/Android application for result management system (RMS).

            He also informed the participants that in the light of the report of the General Elections 2013 Inquiry Commission, the ECP has established a National Coordination Committee, Planning Committee, Monitoring Wing and a separate Training and Research Wing to streamline:

            i-          the strategy for the next general elections in terms of human and financial resources,

            ii-         the timelines of every activity necessary for holding general elections,