Pakistan’s Caretaker Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Murtaza Solangi on Thursday hinted at a possible delay in the holding of the next general elections in the country, The Express Tribune newspaper reported.
The Express Tribune is a daily English-language newspaper based in Pakistan.
This comes as the 54-day mandatory period for campaigning for the 8 February 2024, polls begins on 16 December, but the three-day training of the officers responsible for supervising electoral activities was halted because of a Lahore High Court order over a PTI petition.
The interim information minister clarified that there was no delay on the government’s part as it was ready to provide financial, administrative and security facilities to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
He said that the ECP had to suspend the training of the returning officers (ROs) just before the electoral body was set to announce the election schedule and formally begin the polls process following the LHC’s decision.
