• ECP delayed polls in Punjab, PTI slammed decision
• Polls were announced for April but not will held on October 8
• ECP said all parties wanted polls on same day

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced a further delay in Punjab polls citing that the commission would not be able to conduct polls in April and has announced October 8 as the revised date of Punjab polls.

Without citing reason for the delay, ECP said that the conduct of the free and fair elections on April 30 is not possible.

Though it was reiterated that all political parties were demanding polls on the same date.

The development was not welcomed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Chairman Imran Khan’s lawyer Azhar Siddique on Thursday wrote a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), urged to withdraw the decision of delaying elections in Punjab.

Advocate Azhar Siddique in his letter said that the decision to postpone elections is against the constitution and the move falls under the category of contempt of court.

Chairman Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf(PTI) and former prime minister Imran Khan said Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has violated the constitution of Pakistan by postponing elections in Punjab till October 2023.

In his twitter message, Imran Khan “Today everyone must stand behind the legal community, the judiciary and lawyers – with expectation that they will protect Constitution. For if this is accepted today then it is the end of rule of law in Pakistan.”

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