In a case related to the transfer of former Lahore capital city police officer (CCPO) Ghulam Mehmood Dogar, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja appeared before the Supreme Court of Pakistan. During the hearing, Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan asked the reason behind Dogar’s removal despite the orders of the Supreme Court and the hurry in issuing the transfer orders. The Punjab government’s lawyer informed the bench that Dogar was transferred on the orders of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Justice Ahsan asked what role the ECP had in the transfer of officers, while Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi remarked that the ECP’s role comes into effect after the elections have been announced. The hearing was adjourned for an hour after the bench issued the summons.