ISLAMABAD: Former Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa is likely to be ‘hand-picked’ for the coveted slot of Chief Election Commissioner, as the retirement of incumbent CEC Sikandar Sultan Raja draws closer.
The sources privy to the development told Business Recorder that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sought names for the next CEC, which include none other than the pensioned chief justice Qazi Faez Isa among some other likeminded retired baboos and ex-judges.
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Sikandar Sultan is about to retire in two and a half months.
According to sources, the ex-chief justice has drenched in all likelihood to be the most favourite probable for the most wanted slot due to his heartfelt acceptance to both the powerful military establishment and its handpicked rulers.
Meanwhile, the PTI has decided to block any such attempts to install the ex CJP as the new CEC.
A senior PTI leader who declined to be named made it crystal clear that any attempt to install “a disgraced, biased, revengeful and small-statured pigmy” like Qazi Faez Isa, would be met with an iron hand.