Pakistan’s normal elections in January 2024, proclaims ballot physique

General elections in Pakistan will happen within the final week of January, 2024, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) introduced on Thursday. The ECP has reviewed the delimitation of constituencies and can launch its preliminary checklist on September 27, reported Dawn News.

Once the ballot physique hears objections and additional arguments on the preliminary checklist, it’ll launch the ultimate checklist on November 30. A 54-day election marketing campaign programme will happen, following which elections will probably be held within the final week of January.

Pakistan’s nationwide meeting was prematurely dissolved on August 9.

Just days earlier than the top of its time period, the earlier authorities, led by Shehbaz Sharif, had introduced that polls may happen solely after a brand new census was accomplished.

Elections have been meant to be held inside 90 days of the dissolution of the National Assembly. However, the earlier authorities’s transfer had triggered fears that they could be delayed until subsequent 12 months.

The ECP had strain from a number of political events in Pakistan to shorten the timeframe for delimitation, which might usually take about 4 months to finish.

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Sep 21, 2023