Pakistan, Jan. 26 -- Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja and two members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) have completed one year in office beyond the expiry of their constitutionally mandated five-year terms, amid delays in initiating the appointment of their successors.

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The terms of the CEC and two ECP members ended on January 26, 2025. Under Article 215(4) of the Constitution, fresh appointments were required within 45 days of the vacancies. However, a proviso added through the 26th Constitutional Amendment allows incumbents to continue in office until successors are appointed, a provision currently being invoked as the appointment process remains...