The Election Commission will write a letter to the Ministry of Interior for security and the Ministry of Finance for the provision of funds for the elections in the two provinces.
After the decision of the Supreme Court, regarding the elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the second meeting of the Election Commission under the chairmanship of the Chief Election Commissioner is going on, in which the members of the Election Commission and the Secretary are participating.
Election Commission’s decision to resume consultation with the President and Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
According to the sources, the President and the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were discussed in the meeting regarding re-consultation, while the Law Wing of the Election Commission gave a briefing on the decision of the Supreme Court and legal points.
According to sources, the Election Commission is considering writing a letter to the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Finance for the elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In the letter, the Election Commission will ask the Ministry of Interior to provide security and the Ministry of Finance to provide funds for the elections in both provinces.
According to the sources, it has been decided to hold the elections in both the provinces in the light of the Supreme Court order, and after consultation on the proposed dates of the two provinces, it was agreed to keep the election schedule of 54 days.
According to sources, the Election Commission says that Ramadan and Eid will be taken into consideration in the proposal of election dates, there will be a final consultation with the stakeholders on the election dates, if the President and the Governor consult, the Election Commission will participate.
Meeting between Chief Election Commissioner and Home Secretary
Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja has been met by Interior Secretary Yusuf Naseem Khokhar, and sources say that the Election Commission has taken FC and Rangers for the peaceful conduct of elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab.
According to the sources, the Interior Secretary said that he is bound to comply with the order of the Supreme Court. The Interior Secretary asked the Election Commission about the number of Rangers required, and said that the Election Commission should inform the demand of the number in writing.
The Election Commission’s decision to resume consultation with the President and the Governor
It should be noted that after the decision of the Supreme Court yesterday, an important meeting was held in the Election Commission under the chairmanship of the Chief Election Commissioner, in which the Law Wing gave a briefing on the decision of the Supreme Court, while consultations were held regarding the elections of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. .
According to sources, the Election Commission decided to resume consultation with the President and the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to which the series of letters can be started once again. The Election Commission had convened another meeting today for further consultation.