ISLAMABAD: In response to a letter from President Arif Alvi finalizing a date for new national polls in country, electoral commission of Pakistan on Thursday said that general elections are not possible before this October year.
In a letter to the president, the chief election commissioner said that seven months required conduct free, honest and transparent surveys in the country.
ECP took four months to complete demarcations, in in addition, for the organization general elections in 90 days, read the letter.
President Alvi asks for ECP fix election date
A day earlier, President Arif Alvi instructed KEK to finalize the date for new national polls as the Supreme Court adjourned the hearing due to legality of political maneuvers leading to the dissolution of parliament.
Court – which will sit for Fourth day Thursday – obligatory rule if deputy speaker of in national assembly violated the Constitution by refusing to allow but no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan last weekend.
Had vote taken place Khan was sure that he was kicked out of the office but move allowed him to force the loyalist president dissolve Parliament and call early elections.
The opposition was indignant and refused to cooperate in formation of a temporary government control any vote, but on On Wednesday, Alvey raised the stakes.
statement from him office said the Electoral Commission was asked to propose a date”in order to carry out mandate of Constitution”.
