The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday notified October 8 as the date for elections in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the same date it had set for the voting in Punjab.
The electoral body has issued a notification in this regard.
The ECP’s decision came after K-P Governor Haji Ghulam Ali last week proposed elections for the provincial assembly on October 8.
Governor Ali had written a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja, fixing the election date for the K-P Assembly election.
The governor also mentioned a deteriorating law and order situation in the province.
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“Since the ECP has postponed the election date for the general elections of Punjab province to Oct 8, 2023, therefore, it is also suggested that same Oct 8, 2023 be proposed/appointed as election date for General Elections of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in the best public interest as well as in the interest of the state,” the letter stated.
The announcement of the date came after a series of consultations held between the governor and the ECP on the order of the Supreme Court in its judgement in the suo motu case about the election date earlier this month.
The general elections of the Punjab and K-P assemblies were due after the two houses were dissolved by their respective chief ministers in January. However, in the absence of the announcement of the election date, the apex court took the suo motu notice.
The Supreme Court then ordered the president to appoint the date for election of the Punjab Assembly and the K-P governor for his province in consultation with the ECP. Subsequently, the president gave the date of April 30.
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