Pakistan’s election commission announced that the
general elections in the country will take place in the last week of January
2024.
In a statement, the electoral body said it reviewed
work on delimiting constituencies and the initial list for the delimitation of
constituencies would be published on September 27.
It added that the final list would be issued after
hearing objections and suggestions regarding the list on November 30.
The commission said that polls will be held in the
last week of January 2024.
General elections are scheduled to be held in
Pakistan within 90 days after the dissolution of the National Assembly, which
was prematurely dissolved on August 9.
The previous government just days before the end of
its term announced that the elections could take place only after a new census
was completed and new constituency boundaries were drawn.
The move triggered fears that the polls meant to be
held within 90 days may be delayed till next year as the delimitation process
would take about four months to complete.
The decision to shorten the timeframe of the
delimitation comes amid mounting pressure on the ECP from several political
parties that pressed for timely elections.
The Constitution also provides that the ECP should
complete the delimitation process within 120 days.
PTI
