NCOC proposes delaying AJK polls due to Covid-19
Political gatherings due to elections will lead to the further spread of the virus in the state
MUZAFFARABAD (Dunya News) – National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Sunday proposed to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that the Azad Kashmir elections be postponed in view of the threat of global coronavirus outbreak.
In a letter sent to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), NCOC said that the coronavirus epidemic could spread during the general elections in July.
The NCOC further said that the elections should be postponed for two months to save the people of Azad Kashmir from the epidemic.
“Political gatherings due to elections will lead to the further spread of the virus in the state,” the letters said.
