{"id":44243,"date":"2024-01-05T18:15:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T18:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/no-signal-from-any-quarter-to-postpone-elections-solangi-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-01-05T18:15:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T18:15:08","slug":"no-signal-from-any-quarter-to-postpone-elections-solangi-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/no-signal-from-any-quarter-to-postpone-elections-solangi-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"No signal from \u2018any quarter\u2019 to postpone elections: Solangi | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Caretaker Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi on Friday said that the government had received no signal from \u201cany quarter\u201d to postpone the general election, scheduled to be held on February 8.<\/p>\n

The statement came after the Senate passed a resolution seeking a delay in elections citing security concerns.<\/p>\n

The resolution, presented by independent Senator Dilawar Khan, was opposed by Solangi and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Afnan Ullah Khan.<\/p>\n

The upper house of parliament has a total of 100 members, out of which a mere 14 were present during today\u2019s session.<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0Senate passes resolution seeking delay in elections citing \u2018security concerns\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cSo far, no signal has been received from any quarter regarding postponement of elections,\u201d he said while talking to the media outside the Parliament House in Islamabad.<\/p>\n

Only the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), he said, had the constitutional authority to postpone the elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to Article 218(3) of the Constitution, it was the power of the ECP, to conduct elections, give a date or change the date for elections,\u201d he said. \u201cWe cannot interfere in the affairs of a constitutional body.\u201d<\/p>\n

The minister lamented that he did not get a chance to give arguments in the resolution on the postponement of the elections in the upper house.<\/p>\n

Acknowledging the problems mentioned in the resolution as genuine, Solangi, however, stated that these had existed in the past as well.<\/p>\n

The minister maintained that it was the government\u2019s responsibility to look into the issues of harsh weather and other matters including law and order.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n