ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) persisted with its decision to not attend an urgent meeting called by President Dr Arif Alvi to discuss elections.
Chief Elections Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja took the final decision on Monday in a consultative meeting attended by the ECP top officials.
The meeting discussed various aspects to decided whether the elections officials should accept the invitation to the president’s meeting.
The ECP is of the view that it could not attend the meeting as the matters related to elections in Punjab and Khyber Paktunkhwa are being heard by various courts across the country.
An uncertainty prevails over elections in both provinces, where assemblies were dissolved in January last, as the top election body and governors are reluctant to announced a date for the polls. Earlier this month, the Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered the ECP to hold consultation with Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman and announce a date for the elections. It also ruled that the polls should be held within 90 days.
