The Election Commission refused to postpone the election on the resolution of the Senate
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Islamabad: The Election Commission refused to postpone the general elections in the light of the Senate resolution.
The Election Commission sent a letter to the Senate Secretariat on the resolution approved by the Senate regarding the postponement of the scheduled elections on February 8 in the country.
The Election Commission has said in the post that after reviewing your resolution, the Election Commission announced the polling date on February 8 in consultation with the President.
In the Election Commission's letter, it is further stated that instructions have been issued to the caretaker governments for law and order, and the Supreme Court has expressed its determination that elections will be held on February 8, while in the past general elections and local government elections were held in winter. Therefore, postponing the election at this stage is not a proper advice and at this time the General Election 2024 cannot be postponed.
It should be noted that on January 5, Senator Dilawar Khan first presented the resolution to postpone the general elections in the Senate, which was approved by the majority vote of the House. At the time of approval of this resolution, 14 senators were present in the Senate.
Apart from this, another resolution was submitted in the Senate to postpone the election scheduled for February 8, which was submitted by the independent senator from FATA, Hilalur Rehman.
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