President Alvi announces April 9 as Punjab, KP election date

[RIP Pak LAW]

President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday announced April 9 as the date for holding general elections for the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies.

The elections are to take place in both the provinces after previous PTI governments had dissolved their assemblies before the expiry of their five-year mandated term on the orders of party chairman Imran Khan.

According to a press release issued by the President’s Secretariat’s Press Wing, the announcement of the election date was made under Section 57 (1) of Elections Act, 2017.

President Alvi unilaterally announces April 9 as Punjab, KP election date

Says he "felt it necessary to perform his constitutional duty to avoid breach of Constitution" after his invitation for talks was refused; ministers criticise move.

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Interesting development. Though I don't know how 'legal' this move of President is but I believe SC will back this after ECP fails to obtain a date.

 

[Olympus81]

That will be during Ramzan.

JUI will be f-cled.

 

[RIP Pak LAW]

Salman Akram, prominent legal expert backs this move of President.

 

[N.Siddiqui]

Munshi must be getting a raw nerve, as well as Nani and Co.

All the Sicilian Mafia working of PMLN, Mariyum, Shahbaz, Rana till date is the reason people support for them just vanished and Punjab gone from them.

They can exert pressure tactics but lost the electorates. Initially a win but long-term loss. Idiots couldn't understand it as blinded by hate.

 

[RIP Pak LAW]

PDM and Munshi zaroor SC jaye ga to challenge this move but I don't think PDM/neutrals have much option left

 

[Shah2594]

WOW

Great move by President Alvi

 

[RIP Pak LAW]

Remember the date, April 09.

On April 09, 2022 was ousted and on April 09, 2023, IK can win Punjab back for 5 years. Wining Punjab is akin to Pakistan.

 

[Olympus81]

Kuch plan se nahi ho raha hai. Sab ulta ho raha hai.

Hafiz to Ganja.

 

[Pakstallion]

I am curious if others with legal knowledge can wargame this?
It will be challenged in supreme court for sure. If declared legal, we get elections. If declared illegal, given constitution so clear on elections in 90 days, Supreme Court could either mandate the date or send back to ECP to get a date within 90 days with threat of contempt of court or even article 6.

 

[Riz]

 

[Pakstallion]

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This is for general elections not provincial elections

 

[SaadH]

This is for general elections not provincial elections

Provincial elections are also part of general elections

 

[Riz]

This is for general elections not provincial elections

lol ... elections are elections man if President can decide the general elections why cant he decide the date of provincial elections ? wajaa ?

 

[RIP Pak LAW]

This is for general elections not provincial elections

Some legal experts on TV are saying even for provincial assemblies ...anyways this will go to SC and in my opinion SC will force ECP to give the date in April itself. Eithers way, there is no escape for PDM now unless Hafiz sb decides to come on TV "mere pyarey humwatonon"

 

[N.Siddiqui]

This is for general elections not provincial elections

National assembly and provincial assembly elections are part of the wider general election, the by, zimni elections are not.

Also the general elections is not further explained and put as a blanket term in the constitution.

Otherwise it would have been further explained and with breakdown.

Let's wait for the SC, HC verdict as it would be challenged by the ECP.

Some legal experts on TV are saying even for provincial assemblies ...anyways this will go to SC and in my opinion SC will force ECP to give the date in April itself. Eithers way, there is no escape for PDM now unless Hafiz sb decides to come on TV "mere pyarey humwatonon"

This would be an uphill task with people sentiments against the military, earlier when government were removed on corruption charges it was accepted.