Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja on Thursday revealed the reason why Sunday was not picked as the voting day for general elections.

During an informal discussion with media men, a journalist questioned why Sunday was not picked as the voting day for general elections, to which the CEC humorously replied, “Children will get an extra holiday from school.”

General elections have never been held on Sunday since 1970 in Pakistan.

Here is the list of General Elections held in Pakistan

According to the report of the British Broadcasting Corporation

• The General Election of 1970 Monday, December 7,
• Monday, March 7, 1977,
• Monday, February 25, 1985,
• Wednesday, November 16, 1988,
• Wednesday, October 24, 1990,
• Wednesday, October 6, 1993,
• Monday, February 3, 1997,
• Thursday, October 10, 2002,
• Monday, February 18, 2008
• Saturday May 11, 2013.
• Wednesday, July 25, 2018

CEC Sikander Sultan Raja and President Arif Alvi have unanimously agreed to hold general elections in the country on February 8, 2024, it will fall on Thursday.