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A day after Senate adopted a resolution<\/a> seeking delay in Feb 8 general elections, a new resolution was submitted in the Senate on Saturday, emphasising the need to adhere to \u201cconstitutional requirements\u201d and ensure the timely conduct of the polls.<\/p>\n The upper house of the parliament had on Friday passed<\/a> the resolution seeking to delay the polls due to security concerns.<\/p>\n PML-N Senator Afnan Ullah Khan had opposed the non-binding resolution, which was moved by independent Senator Dilawar Khan during a session with only 15 lawmakers in attendance.<\/p>\n Later, the passage of the resolution was roundly criticised by various political parties, while the caretaker information minister had insisted<\/a> that there was no directive of the prime minister or the federal cabinet for delay.<\/p>\n In the latest development, JI Senator Mushtaq Ahmed Khan submitted a fresh resolution in the Senate secretariat, urging that polls should be conducted on time.<\/p>\n The inclusion of the resolution in the agenda of the upcoming session of the Senate remains uncertain, as the date for the session has not been confirmed.<\/p>\n \u201cI introduce this resolution in the house, asserting that conducting elections is a constitutional requirement. It is the fundamental responsibility of the Election Commission of Pakistan and the caretaker government to ensure the timely holding of elections,\u201d reads the draft of the resolution.<\/p>\n The resolution further stated that a verdict<\/a> of the Supreme Court of Pakistan regarding the polls was in field while the ECP had also announced that elections would be held on Feb 8, 2024.<\/p>\n It termed the resolution passed on Friday by the Senate seeking delay in polls as \u201cunconstitutional and undemocratic\u201d.<\/p>\n The JI senator\u2019s resolution emphasised that the Senate lacked the authority to act contrary to constitutional mandates.<\/p>\n \u201cTherefore, this resolution calls for the insistence that free and fair elections be conducted in accordance with the directives of the Supreme Court of Pakistan,\u201d it asserted.<\/p>\n The resolution further called for ensuring a level playing field for all political parties. It urged the nullification of the resolution passed by the upper house on Friday.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Senator Dilawar has denied that he presented the resolution for poll delay at someone\u2019s direction.<\/p>\n Speaking during the Dawn News<\/em> programme Doosra Rukh<\/em> on Friday night, Khan clarified that the resolution wasn\u2019t introduced abruptly, adding that extensive consultations had taken place on the matter with the Balochistan Awami Party.<\/p>\n \u201cThe resolution was put forward following a consensus within the BAP,\u201d he emphasised.<\/p>\n The senator pointed out that, aside from the PML-N, no other party opposed the resolution. \u201cWe didn\u2019t present on anyone\u2019s instructions,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n In the same programme, BAP Secretary-General Senator Manzoor Kakar said that a four-month delay in elections wouldn\u2019t be detrimental. He called on all political parties to unite in support of the resolution passed by the Senate.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A day after Senate adopted a resolution seeking delay in Feb 8 general elections, a new resolution was submitted in the Senate on Saturday, emphasising the need to adhere to \u201cconstitutional requirements\u201d and ensure the timely conduct of the polls. 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