Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:01:20 +0500 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:01:20 +0500 60 ECP considering setting January 28 for general elections: sources https://english.aaj.tv/news/30338513/ecp-considering-setting-january-28-for-general-elections-sources <p><strong>The Election Commission of Pakistan is reported to have been considering announcing January 28 of next year as the date for the general elections, sources said on Friday.</strong></p> <p>In this regard, the top electoral body is expected to inform the relevant institutions within the next two days, they added.</p> <p>The ECP is also set to apprise the SC after the top court sought the ECP’s response in the case of timely elections.</p> <p>The development came a day after the <a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/30338371/ecp-rejects-alvi-statement-says-no-chance-of-delay-in-polls">ECP strongly denied</a> impressions that general elections could see a further delay in the country.</p> <p>In a statement, the ECP said that <a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/30338284/president-alvi-professes-love-for-imran-khan-pins-hopes-on-judiciary">President Arif Alvi’s comments</a> in a recent interview had created an impression that a further delay in elections could be on the cards.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-1/3 w-full media--right media--embed media--uneven'> <div class='media__item media__item--newskitlink '> <iframe class="nk-iframe" onload="setInterval(()=>{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)" width="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="height:400px;position:relative" src="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/card/30338240" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms"></iframe></div> </figure></p> <p>The statement added that there was no chance of elections being delayed.</p> <p>Read: <a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/30338121/ecp-raises-questions-over-govts-ability-to-provide-security-for-elections">ECP raises questions over govt’s ability to provide security for elections</a></p> <p>On October 25, President Alvi had said in an interview that he did not expect elections to be held in January. However, he had expressed hope that the Supreme Court would likely decide the matter in a balanced manner.</p> The Election Commission of Pakistan is reported to have been considering announcing January 28 of next year as the date for the general elections, sources said on Friday.

In this regard, the top electoral body is expected to inform the relevant institutions within the next two days, they added.

The ECP is also set to apprise the SC after the top court sought the ECP’s response in the case of timely elections.

The development came a day after the ECP strongly denied impressions that general elections could see a further delay in the country.

In a statement, the ECP said that President Arif Alvi’s comments in a recent interview had created an impression that a further delay in elections could be on the cards.

The statement added that there was no chance of elections being delayed.

Read: ECP raises questions over govt’s ability to provide security for elections

On October 25, President Alvi had said in an interview that he did not expect elections to be held in January. However, he had expressed hope that the Supreme Court would likely decide the matter in a balanced manner.

]]> Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/news/30338513 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 18:42:57 +0500 none@none.com (Tariq Chaudhary) A tribesman ballot casts his vote in a polling station for the first provincial elections in Jamrud, a town of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on July 20, 2019. (AFP/File)