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Another resolution submitted in the Senate to postpone the election

Islamabad: (Web Desk) Another resolution to postpone the election has been submitted to the Senate Secretariat, the resolution has been submitted by Senator Hilalur Rehman.

The resolution states that severe cold and snowfall are preventing citizens from voting in a safe environment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, creating numerous challenges for candidates to conduct election campaigns.

The resolution further states that due to security concerns in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, candidates are afraid of terrorist attacks during the election campaign, feeling deprived among the voters and voters of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The election date in Khyber-Kakhtunkhwa is proving to be unsuitable, the general elections should be postponed to a suitable date instead of 8 February 2024.

It should be noted that even earlier, Hidayatullah, who was elected as an independent from FATA, had submitted a resolution in the Senate to postpone the election for 3 months due to security reasons.

Independent Senator Hidayatullah took a stand in the resolution that the country is currently facing security challenges, in view of which the general elections should be postponed for three months.

It should be noted that on January 5, 2024, the resolution of postponing the elections was approved by a majority vote in the Senate after the increasing incidents of terrorism in the country. Senator Dilawar Khan presented the resolution to postpone the election in the Senate, the text of which said that the security situation in the country is very bad, Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Mohsin Dawar were attacked, winter in January and February in different parts of the country. At the extremes.

In the text of the resolution, it was said that the situation in different areas of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is extremely tense, the elections to be held in February should be postponed, the Election Commission should postpone the elections for a suitable time. The resolution was passed by a majority.

14 members were present in the Senate meeting. Muslim League-N Senator Afnanullah opposed the resolution saying that the elections were held in 2013 and 2018 during tough conditions. Senators from Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also opposed the resolution. Samina Mumtaz Zehri strongly opposed the resolution to postpone the election and said that suddenly the resolution was presented.

Muslim League-N Senator Afnanullah opposed the resolution, while PPP Senator Bahramand Tangi and Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Gardeep Singh supported it the first time and remained silent the second time. Senator Afnanullah expressed his opinion and said that the process of elections did not stop even in the Second World War, the Supreme Court has said that the election on February 8 is a line on the stone.