{"id":317236,"date":"2023-03-04T08:30:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T03:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=317236"},"modified":"2023-03-04T08:30:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T03:30:16","slug":"elections-in-punjab-will-be-held-on-april-30-announces-president-alvi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/elections-in-punjab-will-be-held-on-april-30-announces-president-alvi\/","title":{"rendered":"Elections in Punjab will be held on April 30, announces President Alvi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nPresident of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi has announced to hold elections in Punjab on April 30, choosing a date after the ECP wrote a letter to the Head of the State. The president announced the date for the Punjab Assembly elections after receiving a letter from the Election Commission of Pakistan on Friday. The electoral body has suggested dates for conducting the polls in Punjab between April 30 and May 7. The president picked April 30 for holding elections. Earlier in the day, in the light of Supreme Court order regarding announcement of date for polls in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa within 90 days, the Election Commission of Pakistan wrote a letter to President Arif Alvi and the KP governor.<br \/>\nThe decision was taken in a meeting of the Election Commission held on Friday under the chair of Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja. The meeting was attended by ECP members and other senior officers.<br \/>\nAccording to the ECP press release, the commission in the light of Supreme Court\u2019s order has sent a letter to President Alvi and suggested dates for holding elections in Punjab from April 30 to May 7. The ECP is ready to perform its constitutional and legal duties after the final date to be announced by the President, the press release said.<br \/>\nIt further stated that the Election Commission has also sent a letter to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor who has been told that the commission is waiting for his response after the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling. The PTI hailed the step taken by the Election Commission of Pakistan saying that it\u2019s a victory for the people and democracy in Pakistan, particularly in Punjab.<br \/>\nFawad Chaudhry posted on his Twitter handle: \u201cBy recommending the date for election in Punjab, the Election Commission has taken a step in the right direction by implementing the orders of the Supreme Court, which is a victory for the people and democracy of Pakistan, Punjab. Tomorrow we are launching our campaign and Imran Khan will start rallies from next week.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi has announced to hold elections in Punjab on April 30, choosing a date after the ECP wrote a letter to the Head of the State. The president announced the date for the Punjab Assembly elections after receiving a letter from the Election Commission of Pakistan on Friday. 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