ISLAMABAD, :President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday invited the Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja to meet him by tomorrow (August 24) to fix an appropriate date for holding general elections in the country. In a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, Dr Arif Alvi said since the National Assembly was dissolved on August, 2023, therefore under Article 48 (5) of the Constitution, the president was obliged to appoint a date not later than 90 days from the date of dissolution for the holding of general election of National Assembly. “Forgoing in view, the Chief Election Commissioner is invited for a meeting with the President today or tomorrow to fix an appropriate date”, the letter noted.
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