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Politics
Abid Hussain

Pakistan election body says ready for national polls in October

According to Pakistan’s constitution, after an elected assembly is dissolved, fresh polls are held under a caretaker government [File: Arif Ali/AFP]

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s election body says it is ready to hold national elections in October if the legislative assemblies are dissolved on time.

In a news briefing in capital Islamabad on Thursday, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) officials said if the national as well as provincial assemblies in Sindh and Balochistan are dissolved after completing their five-year tenure on August 12, general elections could be held no later than October 11.

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