Pakistan’s president by passes EC and declares poll date in provinces

Aljazeera reported that yet another political crisis is brewing in Pakistan after President Arif Alvi bypassed the country’s election commission and unilaterally announced election dates for Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.

In a letter to Sikandar Sultan Raja, Pakistan’s chief election commissioner, Alvi on Monday (20) said he was using his constitutional authority to declare April 9 as the poll date in the two provinces.