ISLAMABAD
\nNational Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said on Wednesday that the general elections cannot be held in 90 days after the 2023 census approval. NA Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said in a statement that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) would announce the election schedule after completing the new delimitation under the 2023 census data.
\nRegarding the recent Supreme Court ruling, Ashraf clarified that the Review of Judgements and Orders law was not against the top court and it had not curtailed the apex court\u2019s powers. \u201cIt would be better if the Supreme Court (SC) reviewed the law.\u201d The NA speaker said that the next assembly will review the law again.
\nHe said that the president had returned universities\u2019 bills unsigned. He added that the PDM-led assembly carried out better legislature in a short period. He urged the stakeholders to find possible solutions to the issues via political dialogues after fresh elections.
\nEarlier, Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) leader and former interior minister Rana Sanaullah said that the upcoming general elections will be held in February 2024. The former interior minister said that the nation will listen only to what PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif says. The date of his return will be either by the party or Nawaz Sharif himself, he added.
\nHe said that all parties should be allowed to contest elections except those who were involved in the May 9 violence however it is not true that PML-N wants to remove the election symbol of PTI from the ballot paper.
\nOn the other hand, Pakistan People\u2019s Party (PPP) central leader, Senator Raza Rabbani criticised that six days passed since the dissolution of the National Assembly, but the ECP has yet to announce elections. \u201cTime passes rapidly over the 90 days\u2019 constitutional deadline for elections but regretfully the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has yet to issue a comprehensive statement on the election,\u201d Pakistan People\u2019s Party (PPP) Senator said. \u201cThe ECP should inform about the time limit it required for fixing boundaries of constituencies after approval of the digital population census results,\u201d Rabani said. \u201cThe election commission should not treat the issue as a routine matter,\u201d he emphasized. \u201cThe delay in holding elections within the period allowed by the constitution, will bring serious consequences for the federation,\u201d Senator Rabbani cautioned. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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