PAKISTAN ELECTIONS

General elections preparations in Pakistan

epa11079334 A Pakistani worker sews flags of Pakistan Peoples party (PPP) as the country gears up for general elections, in Karachi, Pakistan, 15 January 2024. Printers across the country are working tirelessly to meet the increasing demand for election campaign posters and flyers, according to the traders. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced that general elections for the parliament and four provincial assemblies are scheduled to take place on 08 February. Although the final list of contestants is set to be issued by the ECP on 23 January, nearly 23,000 candidates contesting for national and provincial assemblies have had their nomination papers accepted. The National Assembly comprises 266 general and 70 reserved seats. It represents 141 elected members from Punjab, 61 from Sindh, 45 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 16 from Balochistan, and three from the capital Islamabad, allocated based on their respective population sizes. EPA/SHAHZAIB AKBER

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