Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari emphasized principled opposition to delay in General Elections 2018.
Bilawal Bhutto tweeted in which he expressed concerns over the decisions of Lahore High Court (LHC), Islamabad High Court (IHC) and Balochistan High Court (BHC) regarding nomination papers and delimitations.
He said in his tweet, “IHC, BHC and LHC decisions and timings cause for concern particularly given nominations were to start tomorrow.”
Moreover, he expressed his reservations over the letter of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan Assembly's resolution to delay date of the general elections.
Earlier, IHC had nullified delimitation of as many as 12 districts including Kasur, Sheikhupura, Ghotki and Kharan, while the petitions filed against the constituencies of Khanewal, Chiniot, Kurram Agency, Rajanpur, Mansehra, Swabi, Jacobabad, Gujranwala and Umer Kot were also rejected.
BHC had also declared delimitation of eight provincial electoral constituencies null and void in Quetta. The constituencies included PB-24, PB 25, PB 26, PB 27, PB 28, PB 29, PB 30 and PB 32.
Meanwhile, LHC had annulled changes in nomination papers prepared by parliament over which, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will hold an emergency meeting today.