--- title: "CEC appointment process stalled due to pending consultations" description: "Most outlets reported that the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner remains stalled, with both the Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader yet to begin formal discussions. The framing was largely similar, though some outlets placed slightly more emphasis on the political actors involved, while others focused more on the procedural delay." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/7095-cec-appointment-delayed-as-consultations-remain-pending site: HarZaviya language: en --- # CEC appointment process stalled due to pending consultations pakistan · updated 8 Sep 2026, 10:37 AM PKT · 7–8 Sep 2026 · 3 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner remains stalled, with both the Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader yet to begin formal discussions. The framing was largely similar, though some outlets placed slightly more emphasis on the political actors involved, while others focused more on the procedural delay. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [PM yet to respond to Opp leader’s letter on CEC appointment](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1549658/pm-yet-to-respond-to-opp-leaders-letter-on-cec-appointment/) · 8 Sep 2026, 10:37 AM PKT > The appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and two members has been put on the back burner as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and National Assembly Opposition Leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai are yet to begin consultations. According to sources, the prime minister has not yet responded to a letter sent by Opposition Leader Mahmood Khan […] - **Abb Takk News** — [CEC appointment process stalls as PM, opposition leader yet to hold talks](https://abbtakk.tv/cec-appointment-process-stalls-as-pm-opposition-leader-yet-to-hold-talks/) · 7 Sep 2026, 4:30 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: The process for appointing a new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and two members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) remains pending as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Opposition Leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai have yet to formally begin consultations, sources said on Monday. According to sources, the prime minister... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [PM Shehbaz invites Achakzai for consultations on new election commissioner](https://harzaviya.com/stories/7716-govt-will-follow-legal-path-for-appointments-in-election) · 11 Sep 2026 · 5 outlets · 2 developments · 88% related - [Achakzai urges PM to appoint new CEC and ECP members](https://harzaviya.com/stories/2563-achakzai-urges-pm-to-begin-consultation-on-appointment) · 11 Aug 2026 · 7 outlets · 85% related - [Government and opposition begin consultations on ECP appointments](https://harzaviya.com/stories/7907-govt-opposition-consultations-begin-on-ecp-appointments) · 11 Sep 2026 · 3 outlets · 85% related 3 articles from 2 outlets, 7–8 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.