PTI to attend parliament’s joint sitting. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has decided to attend joint session of parliament, which was end till March 27, a day later on Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) postponed the April 30 elections in Punjab.
Talking a press conference, PTI Secretary-General Asad Umar said that the party’s senator will raise their voice besides the ‘unconstitutional move’ of the Election Commission.
“As per the Constitution, a caretaker government will not stay legal following the expiration of its deadline– 90 days,” Asad Umar noted.
He also condemned the police against PTI, saying that the houses of PTI leaders and workers raided Although many members were presently under arrest.
In the meantime, the PTI also declared to move Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan against the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to postpone general elections in Punjab.
Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Asad Umar declared that the party will challenge the electoral watchdog’s decision to delay the date for general elections in Punjab from April 30 to October 8.
A day before, ECP on Wednesday declared to delay of the Punjab by-elections which scheduled to held on April 30.
The ECP withdrew the Punjab Election Program notification issued on March 8 and decided to postpone the Punjab election and declared October 08 as the new date for elections in Punjab.
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The ECP spokesman said that the president Dr Arif Alvi also advised about the delay of elections in Punjab, adding that the new election schedule will release soon.