Pakistan President Arif Alvi has summoned a session of the National Assembly today "subject to some reservations", expecting the issue of Sunni Ittehad Council's reserved seats to be addressed immediately.
A senior Pakistan Peoples Party office-bearer said, "The president will be elected by the present senators after setting up of all the four provincial assemblies," adding that the election could be held on March 9 or 10.
Pakistan President Arif Alvi expressed his frustration on Saturday over the postponed election results and stated that if the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) had been in use during the general elections on February 8, the nation would not be facing this current crisis, Geo News reported.
Gilgit-Baltistan Governor Syed Mehdi Shah called on Pakistan President Arif Alvi and discussed the increase in the prices of subsidised wheat as the residents of the region announced that they would stage marches against the hike today (Saturday), as reported by The Express Tribune.
Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Friday accepted the resignation of the Supreme Court's senior-most judge, Ijaz Ul Ahsan, according to his office's statement, as reported by ARY News.
Expressing concern over the police crackdown on Baloch protesters in Islamabad, Pakistan President Arif Alvi and caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar announced measures to improve the law and order situation in Balochistan, Dawn reported.
A delegation headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja met with the President at the Aiwan-i-Sadr in Islamabad after Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan called on him.
Following the Pakistan President Arif Alvi's suggestion on election date, former opposition leader in National Assembly (NA) Raja Riaz said that President suggested the elections' date 'under pressure', reported ARY News.
In a major development, Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Wednesday, in a letter to a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja, proposed November 6, as the date of national elections, Dawn reported.
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.
Following his statement, the former ruling party claimed to offer all-out support to the head of state at the national and judicial levels, saying that it would ask Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial to find out the truth and hold those who are responsible accountable, The News