President, ECP agree to hold elections on Feb 8, 2024 in Pakistan

 

President and ECP agree to hold elections on Feb 8, 2024 in Pakistan

Islamabad:  President Arif Alvi and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) have agreed to hold general elections in the country on February 8, 2024.

Both sides agree after a brief meeting at the Aiwan-e-Sadr in compliance of the Supreme Court orders. Sikandar Sultan Raja (Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan) along with the Attorney General for Pakistan, Mansoor Usman Awan and four members of the ECP came to meet President Dr Arif Alvi at Aiwan-e-Sadr, to discuss the date for holding the forthcoming General Elections in the country.

The President heard about the progress the ECP has made in delimitation and for elections.  Three different dates were proposed by the ECP for the elections. January 28, February 4 and 8 but the ECP suggested that February 11 would be a suitable date as all the political parties could run their campaigns.