Islamabad, Mar 23 ,2023: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday announced the postponement of the upcoming elections in Punjab, citing security reasons as the major cause behind their change in plan, media reports said.
In light of the Supreme Court’s split ruling last month, President Arif Alvi announced the date for the Punjab polls after consulting the ECP.
Citing its responsibility towards ensuring fair elections in the country, the election organizing authority in its notification recounted its various endeavours in trying to ensure that the commission carried out its responsibilities diligently.
The notification said that in order to organise and conduct the election in accordance with the law in a peaceful manner, the commission had written letters to the ministry of interior and defence for the “deployment of Pakistan Army/Rangers and Frontier Corps at all the polling stations” established for the conduct of general election to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab in static mode.
This was done in view of the heightened security situation in the province and the recent terrorist wave in the country, it added.
