ISLAMABAD: In connection with the President’s announcement over holding elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) summoned an emergency meeting on Tuesday.
The meeting will review the dates announced by the president for holding the elections in both provinces.
As per the ECP spokesperson, the electoral watchdog will take any decision as per the law, after receiving the president’s letter.
Earlier, In a decision under Section 57 (1) of Elections Act 2017, the president asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to issue the election programme in accordance with Section 57 (2) of the Act.
In his letter to the chief election commissioner, the president said he was under oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan under Article 42 read with third Schedule of the Constitution. He wrote that there being no restraining order from any of the judicial fora, there was no impediment to invoking the power and authority vested in him under Section 57 (1) of Elections Act 2017, empowering him to “announce the date or dates of the general elections after consultation with the Commission”.
