ECP summons heads of political parties for consultation

• Code of conduct draft for next elections has been finalsied.
• Consultation meeting will be held on February 02.
• CEC of Pakistan Sikandar Sultan Raja will chair the meeting.

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has decided to consult political parties on the code of conduct draft finalised for the upcoming general elections in Pakistan.

The code of conduct draft for the next general elections in the country has been finalsied and the ECP has summoned the head of 21 political parties of the country on February 2 for consultation and seek their recommendations.

Chief Election Commissioner(CEC) of Pakistan Sikandar Sultan Raja will chair the meeting on February 2 for which invitations to political parties including Pakistan People’s Party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, Awami National Party, Balochistan National Party, Awami Muslim League, Jamhoori Wattan Party, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, Jamaat-e-Islami, Pashtunkhwa PKMAP, Raah-e-Haq, Pakistan Muslim League-Functional, and others.

On the other hand, Election Commission of Pakistan wrote letters to Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) governors regarding the holding of elections in both provinces.

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