President Dr. Arif Alvi has written a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja to immediately release the election schedule of provincial assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
In the letter, the president says to announce the date of elections immediately, the constitution does not allow delay, so the Election Commission should release the schedule of provincial assembly elections as per the Election Act 2017.
In the letter, President Arif Alvi asked the Election Commission to announce the elections so as to end the propaganda based on dangerous speculations regarding the provincial and future general elections.
The President of the State has reminded the Chief Election Commissioner and the members of the basic responsibility as per the oath under the Constitution. He has said that Article 218 (3) of the Constitution assigns the duty of ensuring elections to the ECP. If the Election Commission fails to fulfill its duties, it will be held responsible and accountable for violating the Constitution