ECP wants CDA board members gone in three days
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) provided three days for the transfer of board members of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Monday after taking note of the claimed inaction of the Establishment Division and the Ministry of Interior.
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After the commission meeting, ECP released a letter with the chief election commissioner’s permission that stated, “The commission directed the remaining members may be replaced and compliance report be sent within 3 days.”
On September 5, the ECP asked the CDA chairman to post out all CDA board members who have been on deputation in reference to this paper’s report and the investigation’s conclusions.
In accordance with the aforementioned orders, the interim administration only moved one official—the member estate—while delaying the transfers of the other four—member planning, member administration, member finance, and member information technology—officials.
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After realising the delay, the ECP sent a show-cause notice to the CDA on September 2 asking why the members hadn’t been relocated. The Establishment Division and the Interior Ministry, however, remained unconvinced despite the ECP’s conclusion. As a result, a three-day final deadline was set on Monday.
“The Establishment Division secretary also briefed [the commission] regarding the CDA members that [the] member IT being [a] technical post was allowed to continue while [the] member estate has been changed and Mr Tariq Salam (PAS) has been brought in,” the ECP wrote in a letter to the interior secretary.
Additionally, the Punjab government accepted the appointment of Dr. Khalid Hafiz as the member engineer. A provincial government officer, he would take Munawar Shah’s place as the member engineer now that he has attained the age of superannuation. The repatriation process for the other members is under progress and will be completed as soon as possible.
The ECP allowed the CDA three days to comply, nevertheless, after consulting the establishment secretary.
In addition to PAS and PSPs who have overstayed their welcome in the provinces, the commission also reviewed the transfer issue involving the secretariat, office management group, and other occupational groups, including ex-cadre.
The establishment secretary discussed the specifics of the transfer orders that have already been issued. The commission took notice of the development and asked that any unfinished business, if any, be resolved within three days by recalling any officers who had overstayed their welcome in the provincial administrations.
It is significant to note that Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja ordered the CDA board members who were placed on deputation to be transferred on September 5, but no action was performed.
Chairman Anwarul Haq was then given a show-cause notice for disobeying the ECP directive. The Ministry of Interior, Establishment Division, and the federal government are in charge of the transfers, thus the CDA chief has nothing to do with them.
