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No member of Election Commission of Pakistan to quit under any pressure: CEC

All the commission members of told CEC that they had not done anything and no one had pointed fingers on their character. Therefore, the CEC should stay firm.

Islamabad: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sardar Raza Khan has said no provincial member of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will resign from his office under pressure from any politician.
He held that if any one has reservations about the provincial members of the ECP he should pursue constitutional way and resort to Supreme Judicial Council (SJC).
Sources said that an informal and brief meeting of members of the commission was held here under the chairmanship of CEC Sardar Raza Khan.
The participants exchanged views on the demand by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf chairman, the Pakistan People's Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid for resignations from EC provincial members and other matters.
All the commission members of told CEC that they had not done anything and no one had pointed fingers on their character. Therefore, the CEC should stay firm.
The members made it clear to the CEC, "Our character is stainless, therefore, we will not resign. We are here under article 209 and will continue to play our role. If any politician has any issue, he should approach the Supreme Judicial Council and present evidence therein. However, we will not resign under any demand or pressure. Setting the tradition of tendering resignations is not a good step in any way".