{"id":380976,"date":"2024-01-16T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T04:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=380976"},"modified":"2024-01-16T09:20:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T04:20:00","slug":"ecp-tells-senate-polls-to-be-held-on-feb-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/ecp-tells-senate-polls-to-be-held-on-feb-8\/","title":{"rendered":"ECP tells Senate polls to be held on Feb 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Electoral watchdog says all necessary preparations complete<br \/>\nIslamabad<br \/>\nThe Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) excused itself on Monday from adhering to the latest resolution passed in the upper house seeking to delay general elections.<br \/>\nIn a letter to the Senate Secretariat, the electoral watchdog stated that the resolution was reviewed and the ECP reached the decision that polls can not be postponed at this stage.<br \/>\nThe letter stated that the ECP fixed the date of February 8, 2024, for general polls after consultation with President Dr. Arif Alvi, while the election body had also issued instructions to the caretaker federal and provincial governments in this regard.<br \/>\nECP also stated that the commission had completed all necessary preparations for general elections and polls had taken place during winters in previous years.<br \/>\nThe letter added that the ECP has also assured the Supreme Court regarding holding polls on the scheduled date.<br \/>\nMultiple resolutions have now been submitted in the Senate seeking a delay in polls, citing security and weather concerns.<br \/>\nSenator Dilawar Khan, in a letter to the Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, stated that despite the House passing a resolution on January 5 regarding election delay, no action has been taken yet on this matter.<br \/>\nDilawar further wrote that postponing elections due to security and harsh weather conditions must be taken seriously, or the elections would not remain fair and transparent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electoral watchdog says all necessary preparations complete Islamabad The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) excused itself on Monday from adhering to the latest resolution passed in the upper house seeking to delay general elections. 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