ISLAMABAD: A retired bureaucrat is in the saddle following the departure of his predecessor as the secretary Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
Sources told Dawn that Umer Hameed, a retired grade 22 officer of Secretariat Group, has assumed his responsibilities as the ECP secretary on contractual basis.
They said Mr Hameed was part of the ECP’s team which attended a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs to discuss two bills seeking sweeping changes to the laws that dealt with electoral processes.
Mr Hameed had earlier served as the special secretary finance, secretary Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) and national food security among other important positions.