Islamabad, 31 Aug : Pakistan’s Election Commission, after holding a discussion with political parties on Thursday announced that general elections based on the census can be held by February next year.
As per rules, the elections are not possible within 90 days of the dissolution of the National Assembly. The elections should have been conducted within 90 days after Shehbaz Sharif resigned only a few days before completing his term in August. The general elections should have been held by November this year.
The Election Commission has decided to define the constituencies based on the census report, due to which the elections would be delayed. Pakistan People’s Party demanded that uncertainty about the dates of election should be removed. The Election Commission said that the process of defining the constituencies would require a period of at least four months. The dates of elections would be finalised after marking the constituencies based on the census. In any case it will not be extended beyond the first half of February 2024.
