ECP receives Senate-adopted resolution to delay elections

ECP receives Senate-adopted resolution to delay elections

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ECP receives Senate-adopted resolution to delay elections

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Election Commission of Pakistan on Saturday received a Senate-approved resolution to defer the general elections.

Sources said that the Election Commission is calling a meeting to discuss the resolution, citing the deteriorating security situation in the country, specifically mentioning attacks on Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Mohsin Dawar.

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The resolution highlights the unsuitability of conditions for election campaigns in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, proposing a postponement of the February 8 elections in these regions.