{"id":35472,"date":"2023-12-14T18:20:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T18:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/ecp-rejects-pti-chairman-gohars-allegation-regarding-poll-delay-calls-it-failed-attempt-to-mislead-people\/"},"modified":"2023-12-14T18:20:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T18:20:05","slug":"ecp-rejects-pti-chairman-gohars-allegation-regarding-poll-delay-calls-it-failed-attempt-to-mislead-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/ecp-rejects-pti-chairman-gohars-allegation-regarding-poll-delay-calls-it-failed-attempt-to-mislead-people\/","title":{"rendered":"ECP rejects PTI chairman Gohar\u2019s allegation regarding poll delay, calls it \u2018failed attempt to mislead people\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday responded to PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan\u2019s allegation that Feb 8 elections could be delayed, branding his remarks a \u201cfailed attempt to mislead the people\u201d.<\/p>\n

In a press conference<\/a> held earlier in the day, Gohar had doubted that the general elections would be held on its currently scheduled date.<\/p>\n

He claimed the ECP had already moved the elections forward, questioning why it did not release the election schedule, which it was supposed to do today.<\/p>\n

The PTI chairman criticised the commission for not providing a level playing field to his party, and cited senior party leader Sher Afzal Marwat\u2019s \u201cabduction\u201d<\/a> today as the latest example of the ECP\u2019s bias.<\/p>\n

\u201cFree and fair elections will not be possible due to this entire process,\u201d Barrister Gohar stated. \u201cWe have always had one stance, which is for the election commission to conduct fair and free elections.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that the appointment of civil servants as returning officers (ROs) and district returning officers (DROs) instead of judicial officers could never ensure fair and free elections.<\/p>\n

ECP Spokesperson Haroon Shinwari, in a statement, refuted Gohar\u2019s allegations, reiterating that all the arrangements for holding the elections on February 8 were already in place.<\/p>\n

He said that the DROs and ROs had already been appointed and undergoing training<\/a> in various parts of the country \u2014 which he said was necessary before the announcement of election schedule.<\/p>\n

The spokesperson further said that once the election schedule is announced, only then the nomination papers could be filed by the candidates and the ECP could perform its duties.<\/p>\n

He said that the election commission could not be \u201cheld responsible for the current situation in any way\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday responded to PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan\u2019s allegation that Feb 8 elections could be delayed, branding his remarks a \u201cfailed attempt to mislead the people\u201d. 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