The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Friday night issued the much-awaited schedule for the general polls, set to take place on February 8, 2024, following the Supreme Court’s order.
The polling process begins four days from today i.e., December 19, when the returning officer (RO) will issue a public notice, while the ECP also resumed the training for the ROs and district returning officers (DROs).
The election programme also applies to the reserved seats for women and non-Muslims in the national and four provincial assemblies of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan.
The commission issued the election schedule late at night in line with the Supreme Court’s orders.
In a hiccup to the polling process, the Lahore High Court (LHC) had suspended the commission’s notification for the appointment of the ROs and DROs from the executive branch — in defiance of the SC’s orders.
