Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja on Monday said that the Election Commission is ready to conduct free and fair elections in the country.

The statement from the CEC came during a meeting with the interim Punjab cabinet under the chair of Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi.

During the meeting, the CEC expressed satisfaction over the steps taken by the caretaker Punjab government to hold general elections in the province while matters related to elections were also discussed.

Provincial election commission members of Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan also participated in the meeting.

Raja assured that the elections would be held at the scheduled time and the electoral body would fully support the interim government to hold free and fair polls in the province.

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He said that the delimitation of constituencies will be completed by November 30.

“The Election Commission is completely satisfied with the steps taken by the Punjab government so far,” Raja added.

During the meeting, CM Naqvi said the caretaker government will cooperate with the electoral body for conduct of peaceful and transparent polls.