Pakistan People\u2019s Party Vice President Sherry Rehman has urged the election commission to hold general elections within the constitutional timeframe after dissolution of assemblies. \u201cWe were anticipating the election date, not the delimitation\u2019s schedule from the electoral body. Any delay in the elections would further contribute to political uncertainty and instability in the country, which is something we cannot afford,\u201d Sherry Rehman said in a statement. \u201cRecent announcement by the Election Commission, suggesting that the delimitation of constituencies according to the new census will take four months\u201d, former federal minister said. \u201cIt is a matter of concern and disappointment. The Election Commission should reconsider its decision in light of the constitutional mandate,\u201d Rehman said. \u201cThe early dissolution of the assemblies was aimed at providing ample time to the Election Commission of Pakistan for the preparations. PPP had endorsed elections under new census in the Council of Common Interests (CCI) meeting because it was agreed that existing seats would remain unchanged, ensuring no unnecessary postponement of elections,\u201d Senator Rehman said in\u00a0the statement. PPP leader said that the current national and provincial seats remain unaltered, the delimitation should proceed swiftly, ideally allowing the election to take place within a 90-day timeframe.\u201d She demanded that the election commission duly announce the election date in accordance with the provisions of Article 224 of the constitution. Our constitution binds the ECP to conduct general elections within 90 days of dissolution of assemblies. However, there is no constitutional requirement for conducting delimitation,\u201d Sherry concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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