The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced that it would file a petition in the Supreme Court on Friday against the electoral body’s decision of putting off elections in Punjab until October.
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In a surprising development on Wednesday, the Election Commission of Pakistan delayed elections in the province until October 8 because it could not conduct transparent and peaceful polls on the scheduled date of April 30.
In an eight-page order, the ECP said that it could not hold the election “honestly, justly and fairly in a peaceful manner due to security threats [and] in the absence of funds” and was unable to provide a “level-playing field” for all political parties.
Subsequently, the ECP withdrew its notification regarding the Punjab elections and postponed the voting for the provincial assembly until October 8, 2023, adding that a fresh election schedule would be announced in due course.