KARACHI
\nSindh Governor Kamran Tessori on Saturday hinted at a possible delay in holding of general elections following the dissolution of national and provincial assemblies.
\n\u201cIt would not be a problem if elections are delayed due to constitutional requirements \u2013 the delimitation of constituencies as the Census 2023 was notified,\u201d Sindh Governor said in a statement.
\nKamran Tessori reiterated that the next general elections should be held on time according to the constitution and law, adding that all political parties were agreed on holding of elections on new census. Unmute
\nHe also lauded the appointment of Anwarul Haq Kakar as caretaker prime minister (PM), hoping that the latter would carry out his duties effectively by taking all political parties into confidence.
\nThe upcoming general elections in the country will likely be delayed as the Council of Common Interest (CCI) \u201cunanimously\u201d approved the 2023 census.
\nOutgoing Federal Ministers Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Rana Sanaullah also hinted at possible delay in holding of general elections.
\n\u201cI do believe that elections will be held in November. But you asked me if there is a possibility of delay: There is a possibility of a delay but not more than a couple of months on technical grounds,\u201d Khawaja Asif said. When asked whether the approval of the 2023 census would result in an election delay, Khawaja Asif said: \u201cI cannot speculate at the moment but it is a possibility. I won\u2019t rule that out.\u201d
\nOn the other hand, Rana Sanaullah said that the general elections would be held in the third week of February or the first week of March after new delimitations.
\nSanaullah said that fresh delimitation is a constitutional requirement. \u201cThe general elections would be held in the third week of February or the first week of March after new delimitations.\u201d He added that the delimitation process would be completed in December 2023. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KARACHI Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori on Saturday hinted at a possible delay in holding of general elections following the dissolution of national and provincial assemblies. \u201cIt would not be a problem if elections are delayed due to constitutional requirements \u2013 the delimitation of constituencies as the Census 2023 was notified,\u201d Sindh Governor said in a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":344757,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[12842],"class_list":{"0":"post-348912","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news","8":"tag-kamran-tessori"},"yoast_head":"\n