Islamabad, April 26 (UNI) The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Tuesday said that it cannot hold general elections in the country before May 2023, citing a census-related setback, Geo News reported.
This comes after ousted PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan demanded early elections and vowed to remain on the streets till polls were held.
Even the incumbent government is not sure how long it will remain in office.
The ECP said it received a letter on April 18 from the Ministry of Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, stating that the seventh population census would commence on August 1 and its results would be received not before December 31 this year.
This the ECP said makes it constitutionally bound to hold elections based on the new census as the 2017 census — used to conduct polls nowadays — would become irrelevant.
Once the ECP receives the new census data, it will start working on delimitation from January 2023, and it will take the body at least four months to issue new lists of constituencies — and only after that can elections be held.
Pakistan General elections not before May 2023: ECP
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