The Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday refuted the allegations leveled by PTI's Fawad Chaudhry, terming them a 'pack of lies'.
In a statement, the spokesperson for the electoral authority said that all appointments in the commission had been made purely on merit and in consideration of the rules and regulations.
The spokesperson made it clear that no relative of any of ECP officials was appointed in the commission.
Likewise, all technical and professional appointments in the commission were made while following the re-employment policy and the relevant rules.
In addition to the re-employment, no appointment was made without proper public notification, where necessary.
The spokesperson further said that the top electoral authority has not acquired any private land for its offices.
All offices of the commission, he maintained, have been set up on state land, which involves no private transaction.
He added that the Sargodha office of ECP is being set up on a state land provided during the PTI's term in power.
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All other land acquired for offices was acquired from Punjab government on official rates during the PTI government.
The amount for the land acquired was transferred from the exchequer to the provincial government, the spokesperson maintained.
He went on to add that those leveling allegations should do so keeping in view their past. They should be self-accountable and set aside the notion that such tactics will bring the ECP under pressure.
According to the ECP, such allegations don't suit those producing a letter of apology to the Commission.
"All conspirers will fail in their malicious objectives," the spokesperson concluded.
The PTI and the ECP have been at loggerheads as the former believes that the electoral authority is not following the Supreme Court's orders with regard to Punjab elections.
The commission had earlier told the top court that conducting split elections isn't possible at the time.
In a statement, the spokesperson for the electoral authority said that all appointments in the commission had been made purely on merit and in consideration of the rules and regulations.
The spokesperson made it clear that no relative of any of ECP officials was appointed in the commission.
Likewise, all technical and professional appointments in the commission were made while following the re-employment policy and the relevant rules.
In addition to the re-employment, no appointment was made without proper public notification, where necessary.
The spokesperson further said that the top electoral authority has not acquired any private land for its offices.
All offices of the commission, he maintained, have been set up on state land, which involves no private transaction.
He added that the Sargodha office of ECP is being set up on a state land provided during the PTI's term in power.
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All other land acquired for offices was acquired from Punjab government on official rates during the PTI government.
The amount for the land acquired was transferred from the exchequer to the provincial government, the spokesperson maintained.
He went on to add that those leveling allegations should do so keeping in view their past. They should be self-accountable and set aside the notion that such tactics will bring the ECP under pressure.
According to the ECP, such allegations don't suit those producing a letter of apology to the Commission.
"All conspirers will fail in their malicious objectives," the spokesperson concluded.
The PTI and the ECP have been at loggerheads as the former believes that the electoral authority is not following the Supreme Court's orders with regard to Punjab elections.
The commission had earlier told the top court that conducting split elections isn't possible at the time.