Pakistan proposes July 25-27 for general polls

The commission has thanked Chief Justices of the supreme and high courts for providing the lists timely.

Update: 2018-05-22 01:07 GMT
Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain (Photo: DC/File)

Islamabad: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday sent a summary to President Mamnoon Hussain, suggesting dates for the next general elections.
According to a statement issued by the ECP, the commission has proposed July 25 to 27 for the next polls and also decided to hold the elections under the supervision of subordinate courts. It was also mentioned that the commission had sought lists of district, session and civil judges from registrar high courts under clauses 50, 51 of Election Act 2017.

The commission has thanked Chief Justices of the supreme and high courts for providing the lists timely.  Officials of ECP said general polls would be held shortly after completion of parliament’s tenure. If the polls are held on time, it would be only the second time in country’s recorded history that a democratic government would transfer power to another civilian government.

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