Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said on Monday that President Arif Alvi has no right to announce a date for general elections as it is the responsibility of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
Multiple sources have told different media outlets that President Arif Alvi is set to announce the election date.
Earlier in the day, during their second meeting in ten days, President Alvi had a discussion on the election schedule with the caretaker law minister.
According to sources in the president’s house, the idea that President Alvi will choose a date for the upcoming general election is “wrong”, confirming that discussions on polls are still going on.
However, PM Kakar said in an interview that, according to the law, ECP has the power to announce the election date.
The caretaker PM further said that “We have no intention to prolong the tenure of the caretaker government.”
