ISLAMABAD (92 News) – President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday, in a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Raja Sikandar Sultan, asked an immediate announcement of the elections date for the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies. “The president has asked the ECP to immediately announce the date of elections for provincial assemblies as per the...
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