ISLAMABAD: PTI moves Supreme Court against by-elections on Oct 16. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) moved Supreme Court (SC) against by-elections in eight constituencies of the National Assembly on Thursday, October 16. PTI in its request submitted by Faisal Chaudhry wrote that ECP wants to hold by-elections on its own ‘will’ in ‘selected’ constituencies which is against the constitution and rule of law. PTI requested the court to suspend the by-poll schedule until the judgment on the plea related to the resignation of 123 PTI MNAs. PTI moves Supreme Court against by-elections on Oct 16 On September 14, the election commission announced organizing LG polls in all districts of Karachi on October 23, whereas, by-elections in eight NA constituencies will be held on October 16. Earlier on September 8, the commission had postponed the scheduled by-elections in 13 constituencies. The decision was taken by the CEC Sultan Sikandar Raja while chairing a high-level session. It was decided that the by-polls scheduled for September 11, September 25, and October 2 will be postponed and the new dates will be announced soon. The election commission said that the by-poll was deferred due to the devastating rains and floods. کپتان کے ساتھ، حقیقی آزادی کے لیے سب تیار #کپتان_قدم_بڑھاو_قوم_ساتھ_ہے pic.twitter.com/7gmGfwlYgs — PTI (@PTIofficial) September 22, 2022