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Pak Poll Body Rejects Resolution Seeking Delay In February 8 Elections

By - 16 Jan 2024 05:14 PM

The Senate earlier this month passed a resolution asking for a postponement of the general election scheduled for February 8. However, Pakistan's election commission rejected the resolution on Monday, claiming that all preparations have already been made and that it would not be "advisable" to postpone the polls.

The nation's political unpredictability increased on January 5 when the upper House of Parliament passed a non-binding resolution asking for a postponement of the general election due to the cold and security concerns.

Major political parties denounced the resolution as "unconstitutional" despite the fact that independent Senator Dilawar Khan's proposal had overwhelmingly positive support in the Senate. Just 14 of the Senate's 100 members were present when it was passed.In the statement on Monday, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said that it deliberated on the resolution and observed that caretaker federal and provincial governments had been issued directions for increased "security matrix" and providing a "congenial environment to the electorate" for peaceful elections.

According to the Dawn newspaper, the top electoral body declared that it had completed all the preparations required to conduct general elections and that it had also promised the Supreme Court that elections would take place on February 8, 2024.

"Likewise, It would not be out of place to mention here that in the past, general elections and local government elections have been held in (the) winter season," it continued.