Amid the ongoing talks over Pakistan's general elections, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ata Tarar hinted that if the elections get delayed, they will hold protests with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
The Pakistan Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the election commission's plea asking the top court to revisit its order of holding elections to the Punjab Assembly on May 14, Dawn reported.
Pakistan's election commission has said it will finish the delimitation process by December 14 to ensure that the next presidential election takes place on time, Geo News reported.
The Election Commission of Pakistan may announce schedule for the polls ahead of the competition of delimitation of constituencies of national and provincial assemblies.
In a meeting with representatives of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) on Tuesday reiterated its demand that the upcoming general elections take place within the 90-day window specified by the constitution, reported ARY News.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) resurrected the hope for polls in February next year as it said that it would work on delimiting constituencies and updating the electoral rolls side by side to ensure that the work is done in the minimum time possible, reported Dawn.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) demanded that their party wants Pakistan's general elections be conducted within 90 days, emphasizing that the country will suffer from a constitutional crisis if polls exceed the three-month period, reported Geo News.
Amid the political crisis in Pakistan, President Arif Alvi on Wednesday invited Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja to hold a meeting with him to fix an “appropriate date” for the general elections, Geo News reported.
The Election Commission of Pakistan defended its move of delaying polls beyond a 90-day limit and said that the true representation of voters, contesting candidates will be impossible without fresh delimitation of constituencies and revised electoral rolls.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf has rejected the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to carry out new delimitation and announced that it would challenge Council of Common Interest’s (CCI) decision in the apex court, Geo News reported.