{"id":49699,"date":"2024-01-19T07:05:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T07:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/ballot-paper-printing-halted-for-some-constituencies\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T07:05:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T07:05:05","slug":"ballot-paper-printing-halted-for-some-constituencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/ballot-paper-printing-halted-for-some-constituencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballot paper printing \u2018halted for some constituencies\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ISLAMABAD: Even though it had warned that any changes to electoral symbols could delay the elections by holding up the process of printing ballot papers, an official from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) told Dawn<\/em> on Thursday that ballot-printing for certain constituencies had been put on hold due to litigation.<\/p>\n

In addition, the commission has also not adhered to its own deadline for publishing a final list of candidates on the same pretext, i.e. that a number of cases are pending before the courts.<\/p>\n

On Dec 22, the electoral watchdog issued a revised poll schedule, detailing the step-by-step procedures leading up to poll day, along with their dates. As per the schedule, the ECP was to issue its final allocation of electoral symbols to candidates on Jan 13, the final step before polling day on Feb 8.<\/p>\n

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