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Article 63-A of the constitution does not apply to Senate elections

February 18 2021, 8:03 pm

ISLAMABAD, Feb 18 (APP): Article 63-A of the constitution does not apply to Senate elections but Article 59 of the Constitution refer to the Senate elections which is silent on secret balloting, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed observed on Thursday hearing a Presidential reference seeking an opinion on open balloting for the upcoming Senate elections.

Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed heading a five judge bench of the august comprising Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Yahya Afridi, asked ECP to assist the court.

Chief Justice asked the Secretary Election Commission whether any guidelines were prepared for the 2021 elections.The Secretary Election Commission replied that the guidelines for the recent Senate elections were yet to be issued.