The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Election Commission (EC) on Saturday assured the high court that elections for the two legislative assembly constituencies reserved for Kashmiri refugees settled in Karachi would be held on July 20.
The EC counsel presented a notification for the election schedule before the court for polling in LA-30 of Jammu and others-1 and LA-36 Kashmir valley-1 in Karachi.
In its decision which was earlier reserved on the writ petition filed by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) against the postponement of elections in the two constituencies in Karachi, the full bench, headed by Chief Justice Mustafa Mughal and comprising Justice Muhammad Munir Choudhary and Justice Tabassam Aftab Alvi, directed the Election Commission not to extend the election beyond the scheduled date and to ensure that the elections take place on the notified date.
The full bench of the apex court also admitted the writ petition filed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) against the polling scheduled for the legislative assembly’s electoral constituency LA-37, Kashmir Valley falling under Lahore and issued notices to the Election Commission.
Full Article: Azad Kashmir constituencies: Polls will be conducted on July 20, court told – The Express Tribune.
