ECP postpones polling in four constituencies due to death of candidates
Pakistan
Schedule for elections will be announced after Feb 8
LAHORE (Dunya News) - The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has postponed elections in four constituencies due to death of candidates.
The constituencies where elections have been postponed include three provincial assembly seats. Elections were postponed in PK-91 (Kohat) due to death of candidate Ismatullah Khattak.
In NA-08 and PK-22 (Bajaur) polling was put off due to death of aspirant Rehan Zeb.
Similarly, the ECP postponed polling in PP-266 (Rahim Yar Khan) after a candidate, Israr Hussain, died.
The ECP says elections in these constituencies will be held after general election. The ECP will issue election schedule for these constituencies later.
