Pakistan, July 5 -- The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced a revised schedule for Senate elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, setting July 21 as the new polling date.
According to a notification, elections will be held for seven general seats, two seats reserved for women, and two seats for technocrats including Ulema. The polling will take place at the provincial assembly building in Peshawar from 9am to 4pm.
In March 2024, the ECP declared in response to the applications of five women MPAs-elect of the opposition parties in the province that if the speaker of the provincial assembly fails to comply with the directions of the high court to administer oaths to the lawmakers elected to reserved seats, it would be compelled to ...