ECP appoints presiding officers for presidential election

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Wednesday appointed presiding officers for the presidential election going to be held in parliament and four provincial assemblies, ARY News reported.

As per the ECP, Chief Justice Islamabad High Court (IHC) has been appointed as presiding officer in the Senate and the National Assembly.

ECP member Nisar Durrani is appointed presiding officer for the Punjab Assembly.

For the Sindh Assembly, the Chief Justice (CJ) Sindh High Court (SHC) has been appointed as the presiding officer.

Similarly, the Chief Justices of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) and Balochistan High Court (BHC) would be the presiding Officer for assemblies of their respective provinces.

The presiding officers will receive nomination papers from the candidates of the presidential elections. They would also be monitoring the polling process for the presidential election.