Pakistan to carry delayed elections on February 8: Electoral fee

NEW DELHI: President Arif Alvi and the Election Fee of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday reached an settlement on holding common elections on February 8, in response to 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 Courtroom.

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 common elections.
“Within the assembly, the date for holding the following common elections was mentioned,” the assertion mentioned, including that the president additionally listened to the progress made by the ECP concerning delimitation of constituencies.
“After an in depth dialogue, the assembly unanimously agreed to carry common 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 common elections on February 8.
A caretaker authorities has been working the nation since parliament was dissolved on August 9.
Polls have been purported to have taken place inside 90 days of parliament’s dissolution however the ECP mentioned it wanted time to redraw constituency boundaries following the most recent census.