How Raja was appointed CEC Top Story March 16, 2021 ISLAMABAD: He was out of service for a couple of months spending a retired life in Lahore when Sikandar Sultan Raja received a call from the federal capital. The person on the other side was his former batch-mate. “Prime Minister will nominate you for the post of Chief Election Commissioner,” the batch-mate informed Raja. This was the time when the government and the opposition had failed to explore a consensus on a candidate for this constitutional post. Raja couldn’t believe his words. “How credible is this news,” asked Raja to determine the veracity of that news.