Pakistan’s election body to issue schedule for Feb 8 election this month

Pakistan’s election commission has said that it will announce the schedule for the upcoming general election around the middle of this month, amidst rumours of a possible delay in polls.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has already announced that the general election will be held on February 8 next year.
During an informal conversation with journalists on Friday, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja when asked about the election schedule said: Count 54 days backwards from February 8.
Raja also said the ECP has been proactively handling election-related responsibilities ahead of the schedule.
In June, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government amended the Elections Act to give powers to the ECP for fixing a general election date, while defining the timeline of procedures from the announcement of the polls’ schedule till the polling day, which is about 54 days.
Raja said the updated constituency lists have been released and all other election …