ECP postpones by-polls in three NA constituencies

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has postponed by-polls in three constituencies of the National Assembly (NA) in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, ARY News reported on Thursday.

Earlier, the ECP had scheduled to conduct by-polls in three NA constituencies on April 30. The constituencies include NA-22 Mardan, NA-24 Charsadda and NA-31 Peshawar.

According to the commission’s spokesperson, the by-polls will not be conducted in the constituencies until the Peshawar High Court (PHC) issues further orders. Moreover, the ECP also suspended its March notification.

On April 4, The Peshawar High Court (PHC)

suspended the April 30 by-election schedule on three National Assembly seats.

As per details, the Court announced the short verdict, reserved before on by-election in three National Assembly seats and issued notices to the respondents.

Earlier, the Peshawar High Court (PHC) suspended the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) notification of holding by-elections on 24 NA seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

Peshawar High Court was moved by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf seeking the suspension of the Election Commission of Pakistan’s by-election schedule on 24 NA seats, slated to be held on March 16 and 19.