Pakistan to hold delayed elections on February 8: Electoral commission

NEW DELHI: President Arif Alvi and the Election Fee of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday reached an settlement on holding normal elections on February 8, in keeping with a report in Daybreak, a Pakistani newspaper.The settlement was reached after a gathering was held between the 2 on the directives of the Supreme Court docket.

Subsequently, the ECP had sprung into motion and a delegation headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja met with the president in Islamabad.

After the assembly wrapped up, it emerged that CEC Raja had written a letter to the president proposing February 11 because the date for normal elections.“Within the assembly, the date for holding the subsequent normal elections was mentioned,” the assertion mentioned, including that the president additionally listened to the progress made by the ECP relating to delimitation of constituencies.“After an in depth dialogue, the assembly unanimously agreed to carry normal elections within the nation on February 8, 2024,” the assertion mentioned.Minutes later, the ECP additionally launched an announcement reiterating that the assembly unanimously selected holding normal elections on February 8.A caretaker authorities has been operating the nation since parliament was dissolved on August 9. Polls have been alleged to have taken place inside 90 days of parliament’s dissolution however the ECP mentioned it wanted time to redraw constituency boundaries following the newest census.