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ECP removes Ahad Cheema as PM’s adviser ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Tuesday ordered the removal of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Establishment Ahad Cheema from office in a bid to ensure that free and fair polls take place. Cheema is part of the caretaker government which is appointed to oversee the country’s affairs — with limited powers — till the elections, which are set to take place on February 8, 2024. In line with the Constitution, the polling body can hire or fire any cabinet member of the interim government to ensure that free and fair elections take place. In August, it had removed several members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet for being actively involved in politics. Advocate Syed Aziz Uddin Kaka Khel filed the petition with the ECP on September 29 against caretaker federal cabinet members Cheema and Fawad Hasan Fawad. The hearing against Fawad will take place on December 21.

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 ISLAMABAD: In an effort to guarantee free and fair elections, the  Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday ordered the  removal of Prime Minister Ahad Cheema’s adviser on establishment from his position. Cheema is a member of the caretaker administration, which has  been tasked with managing the nation’s affairs until the elections,  which are scheduled for February 8, 2024, with limited authority. To guarantee free and fair elections, the polling body is authorised  under the Constitution to appoint or dismiss any member of the  interim government’s cabinet. It had dismissed a number of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet  members in August due to their active political involvement.

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