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Pakistan’s
election
commission
on
Thursday
announced
that
the
general
elections
in
the
country
will
take
place
in
the
last
week
of
January
2024.
In
a
statement,
the
electoral
body
said
that
it
reviewed
work
on
delimiting
constituencies
and
the
initial
list
for
the
delimitation
of
constituencies
would
be
published
on
September
27.
It
added
that
the
final
list
would
be
issued
on
November
30
after
hearing
objections
and
suggestions
regarding
the
list.
The
commission
said
that
polls
will
be
held
in
the
last
week
of
January
2024.
General
elections
are
scheduled
to
be
held
in
Pakistan
within
90
days
after
the
dissolution
of
the
National
Assembly,
which
was
prematurely
dissolved
on
August
9.
The
previous
government
just
days
before
the
end
of
its
term
announced
that
the
elections
could
take
place
only
after
a
new
census
was
completed
and
new
constituency
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The
move
triggered
fears
that
the
polls
meant
to
be
held
within
90
days
may
be
delayed
till
next
year
as
the
delimitation
process
would
take
about
four
months
to
complete.
The
decision
to
shorten
the
timeframe
of
the
delimitation
comes
amid
mounting
pressure
on
the
ECP
from
several
political
parties
that
pressed
for
timely
elections.
The
Constitution
also
provides
that
the
ECP
should
complete
the
delimitation
process
within
120
days.
Story first published: Thursday, September 21, 2023, 16:36 [IST]
