In a meeting with the Pakistani-American business community in the United States last week, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir assured them that elections \u201cwill be held on February 8\u201d. The army chief\u2019s remark came hours before the Supreme Court verdict on the conduct of polls on February 8 was issued on Friday evening. The issue was raised during General Asim Munir\u2019s interaction with overseas Pakistanis at a dinner reception hosted by the Pakistan Embassy in Washington when a businessman posed the question to the army chief. Speaking with private news channel, Tanveer Ahmed, a Texas-based Pakistani businessman who was among the participants, quoted the army chief as saying, \u201cAs far as I know general elections will be held on the 8th of February.\u201d While referring to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) petition, which at the time was heard in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the ECP, the army chief said, \u201cIf elections get delayed due to that it won\u2019t be beyond the limit when Senate elections are to be held,\u201d Ahmed shared. The next Senate elections in Pakistan are likely to be held in March 2024. The LHC had suspended the electoral body\u2019s notification to requisition returning officers (ROs) from bureaucracy on December 13, which created doubts over the holding of elections on time. However, the apex court suspended the high court verdict and directed the commission to proceed as per plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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