Election Commission dismisses news report, says elections schedule not yet issued

Assures election schedule will be announced before Dec 16,Murtza Soalngi

ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has categorically denied the issuance of any schedule for the upcoming general elections.

In response to a news item, a spokesperson for the ECP stated that the report published in a local Urdu daily was baseless and unfounded.

The spokesperson clarified that the schedule circulating on social media was fraudulent.

He pointed out that false information about the next general elections consistently appeared in both print and electronic media.

The spokesperson advised paying attention only to statements from the official ECP spokesperson and disregarding any other statements claiming to be from the ECP.

He emphasised that such statements should not be construed as policy declarations of the ECP

Solangi said that the political leaders blame game and accusations against each other was proving the government’s points that it was part of electoral campaign and that elections will be held on time.

“The Election Commission will announce the election schedule before December 16 and general polls will be held on February 8, 2024,”

While.

A delegation from the Pakistan Peoples Party will reportedly hold a meeting with the chief election commissioner on Monday.

According to details, the delegation will brief Chief Election Commissioner Sikander Sultan Raja about the party’s stance on general elections and other matters.

The PPP delegation will comprise party’s leadership from all four provinces: Taj Haider, Saeed Ghani, Nasir Hussain Shah and Ziaul Islam Hassan from Sindh; Qamar Zaman Kaira, Hasan Murtaza, Syed Musa Gilani and Abdul Qadir Shahin from Punjab; Faisal Karim Kundi and Shuja Khan from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; and Changez Khan Jamali and Rozi Khan Kakar from Balochistan