ISLAMABAD: Election Commission sources have said that if a member of the Senate or Assembly is convicted, no formal confirmation or reference is required from the Speaker of the Assembly or the Chairman of the Senate.
According to Election Commission sources, the members who were sentenced by the Anti-Terrorism Court have been disqualified under Article 63 1H.
If a member of the Senate or the Assembly is convicted of a criminal offense, no formal confirmation or reference is required from the Speaker of the Assembly or the Chairman of the Senate.
In the event of the application of clauses G and H of Article 631, the disqualification of the convicted member becomes an indispensable legal matter for the Election Commission, the disqualifications mentioned in Article 631 ECP can be divided into 2 categories.
In the first category of disqualifications, it may be required to determine whether the question of disqualification of a member has arisen which would require the consent of the Speaker or the Chairman of the Senate.
Cases falling into the second category do not require any determination by the Speaker, Chairman of the Senate or the ECP.
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