The elections will be held on February 11, the ECP tells the Supreme Court

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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that the country’s general elections will be held on February 11, 2024.
The date was communicated to the Supreme Court by the ECP’s lawyer during the hearing of a petition calling for timely elections across the country. “Once the border demarcation is completed, elections will be held in the country on November 30”; » PEC spokesman Sajeel Swati said in front of the three members of the bank.
The judges include Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Amin-Ud-Din Khan. This was the second meeting of the three-member commission responsible for this petition. Disclosing the timeline to the Supreme Court,
‘s lawyer,
ECP, said all arrangements, including delimitation, would be completed by January 29.
Explaining the demarcation process, the lawyer said it would take three to five days to publish the final lists. He added that if we count 54 days from December 5th, we get January 29th.
The lawyer said that the ECP is trying to hold the elections on Sunday to make it easier for citizens to participate in the elections. He added that according to this plan, the first Sunday falls on February 4 and the second on February 11.
“We decided that the elections would take place on Sunday, February 11,” said the lawyer. Hearing this, CJP Isa directed the legal advisor to direct the Chief Electoral Commissioner to consult the President and return to court.
The CJP also informed the ECP that the Supreme Court will review the fixed date after the announcement. “We will not allow the election date to be changed,” announced the CJP. He added that the Supreme Court would monitor the conduct of the elections and implement its decision.
The Supreme Court then adjourned the hearing to 2 p.m.
After the hearing resumed, the ECP lawyer informed the Supreme Court that he would consult the President on the elections as soon as possible. “The Election Commission is ready to hold consultations with President Arif Alvi without entering into a constitutional debate,” Swati said.
CJP Isa, while drafting the court orders, directed the Attorney General to arrange a meeting of the ECP with the President. “The court expects the Electoral Commission and the President to agree on a date and inform the court,” the decision says.
“The court hopes that all doubts will be clarified after the meeting with the President. Information on the Supreme Court case will be provided tomorrow (Friday) after the meeting with the President,” the court said. He added that the document must be signed by the President and everyone present at the meeting.
The court also ordered the President to receive the court’s decision for the hearings today and October 23.
“If there is a problem, the court is there,” the court said.
Elections Held February: Key Context & Background
This section provides additional context on elections held february — including background, key players, and the Pakistani perspective that shapes our reporting on elections held february.
Ambiguity in
surveys The country has been mired in political uncertainty since Imran Khan’s government was overthrown in April 2022 by a vote of no confidence.
The government led by Shehbaz Sharif, Khan’s successor, dissolved the National Assembly on August 9, and the Sindh and Balochistan assemblies were also dissolved early to allow electoral authorities to hold elections in the country within 90 days.
In the event of a timely dissolution of the assemblies, the electoral authority had the constitutional obligation to hold elections within 60 days.
However, the PEC did not decide to hold the elections on the scheduled date as the Council of Common Interest (CCI) had approved the 7th Population and Habitat Census 2023 a few days before the assemblies were dissolved.
The approval of the CCI made it mandatory for the Commission to hold elections after the reassessments in the light of the census results.
Then, on August 17, the KPK announced a program of new border demarcations to be carried out by the results of the new census.
However, in September, the commission announced that the country’s general elections would be held in the last week of January 2024.
In the same month, the ECP also released a preliminary report on constituency delimitation. However, before this announcement, numerous appeals against the delay in the vote had been filed with the Supreme Court.
All the petitioners have asked the Supreme Court to ensure that the elections are held within 90 days.
These petitions were filed during the tenure of former Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial but were not scheduled for hearing.













