ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi wrote to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to direct the concerned authorities to assist the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in conducting the polls in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
In a letter written to Prime Minister, the president asked him to direct the concerned authority to hold Punjab and KP elections on time and take measures to avoid getting involved in contempt court complexities.
The letter further reads that the Prime Minister should direct the concerned authorities to avoid human rights violations on social and print media, as recently happened.
Delay of elections in Punjab
On Wednesday, the Election Commission of Pakistan announced the delay of the Punjab by-elections scheduled to be held on April 30.
The ECP withdrew the Punjab election schedule notification issued on March 8, decided to postpone the Punjab election, and announced October 08 as the new date for elections in Punjab.
The ECP spokesman said that president Alvi had also been informed about the postponement of elections in Punjab. The spokesman said that the new election schedule would release soon.
