{"id":31518,"date":"2023-12-04T19:53:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T19:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/asif-zardari-rules-out-possibility-of-seat-adjustment-with-any-party\/"},"modified":"2023-12-04T19:53:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T19:53:04","slug":"asif-zardari-rules-out-possibility-of-seat-adjustment-with-any-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/asif-zardari-rules-out-possibility-of-seat-adjustment-with-any-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Asif Zardari rules out possibility of \u2018seat adjustment\u2019 with any party"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ISLAMABAD: Former president and Pakistan People\u2019s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Monday ruled out possibility of seat adjustment with any political party in general elections 2024, ARY News reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The PPP co-chairman made these remarks during a meeting with party\u2019s Punjab leadership in Lahore. The meeting deliberated on PPP\u2019s strategy for upcoming general elections.<\/p>\n

Rejecting possibility of seat adjustment, Asif Zardari said that PPP will contest the upcoming general elections \u201con their own\u201d.<\/p>\n

He pointed out that PPP was receiving multiple requests for party tickets from every constituency, vowing to award ticket to \u201cstrongest candidate\u201d.<\/p>\n

Read More: <\/em><\/strong>PPP clarifies stance on electoral alliance, seat adjustment<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlier, it was reported that PPP leadership decided not to make seat adjustments with PML-N in the upcoming general election and termed it a \u2018loss trade\u2019.<\/p>\n

PPP sources indicated that the seat adjustment with PML-N is a \u2018loss trade\u2019 as the failure of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) tenure will fall on PML-N in the upcoming general elections.<\/p>\n

All political parties have geared up for the upcoming general elections, scheduled to be held in February 2024, by interviewing candidates and strategising their policies.<\/p>\n

Recently, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued the final constituency list<\/a> containing the number of National Assembly (NA) and the Provincial Assembly (PA) seats.<\/p>\n

The ECP spokesperson said in a statement that two special tribunals wrapped up 1,324 objections to the delimitations. There will be 266 NA and 593 PA seats across Pakistan.<\/p>\n

In the NA, Balochistan has a total of 20 seats, including 16 general and four reserved seats for women; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has 45 general seats and 10 reserved seats for women; Sindh has a total of 75 NA seats and of these, 61 are general and remaining 14 are reserved for women; while in Punjab there are 141 general seats and 32 seats reserved for women.<\/p>\n

The federal capital has three general seats in the National Assembly with no reserved seat for women.<\/p>\n

General elections<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is pertinent to mention here that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday notified\u00a0general elections on February 8, 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to details, the Election Commission of Pakistan issued a notification of the date of the general election under Section 57 of the Election Act\u06d4<\/p>\n

The notification said that in light of the Supreme Court\u2019s order, the general elections will take place on February 8, 2024.<\/p>\n

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