The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday decided to postpone the elections in the four constituencies of the national and provincial assemblies' seats due to the deaths of the candidates.
Those constituencies where the elections had been delayed were NA-8 Bajaur, PK-22 Bajaur, PK-91 Kohat, and PP-262.
According to the electoral watchdog, after the new schedule is issued for these constituencies, the candidates will be able to submit their nomination papers.
– Country will witness no internet outage during elections, vows ECP chief –
On Thursday, ECP Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja vowed that the country will not witness the internet outage during the forthcoming elections, slated to happen on February 8.
Speaking to media in Islamabad, Raja said, "It has been assured that security will be provided during the elections." The ECP CEC reiterated that the general elections will be held on February 8 at any cost.
"We have full confidence in law enforcement agencies (LEAs). We have no enmity towards anybody and are serving the country."
Raja said, ''All the political parties are equal for us. It was after the Supreme Court's (SC) decision that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawyers held a meeting with us [ECP]."
"The PTI's nomination papers had been submitted more than any other parties. We will see the matter pertaining to the PTI intraparty elections when we receive any information," Raja said.
