ECP announces to hold KP elections on Oct 8

The Election Commission of Pakistan has announced the date of assembly elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for which a notification has also been issued.

According to the notification issued by the Election Commission, the general elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be held on October 8th.

In the light of the order of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Election Commission consulted the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa regarding the date and then announced the date after consideration.

Meanwhile, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Haji Ghulam Ali had suggested October 8 as the date for the election. After consultation, he wrote a letter to the Election Commission on March 24 in which he suggested holding elections in the province on October 8.

It should be noted that the Election Commission had announced March 30 as the date for the elections in Punjab, which has been postponed to April 8. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf filed a petition in the Supreme Court on the postponement of the elections, which is being heard by a five-member bench headed by the Chief Justice.