Islamabad : Pakistan President Arif Alvi has come under fire from ministers of the coalition government for allegedly pressuring the country’s Election Commission to hold elections in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces on the advice of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. President Alvi, who belongs to Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, on Saturday invited Pakistan’s Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja for an emergency meeting on February 20 to discuss the dates for the elections to the two assemblies. Did.
The President had earlier written a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan on February 8, on which the letter was written again after receiving no response. In the second letter, the President expressed displeasure over the ‘apathy and inaction’ on the part of the Election Commission. Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Defense Minister and Law Minister issued separate statements criticizing the President and reminding him of his constitutional position.
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‘Election dates have nothing to do with the President’
‘The Express Tribune’ quoted Home Minister Rana Sanaullah as saying, ‘Arif Alvi should work as the President of Pakistan. You should not act as the spokesperson of Imran Khan. The President should have nothing to do with the announcement of election dates, he said. Defense Minister Khawaja Asif also criticized the President for “interfering” in election matters.
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‘President should be in limits’
Asif tweeted, ‘Mr. Arif Alvi, stay within your constitutional limits. Don’t do politics. Think about the respect of your post if not yours. Law and Justice Minister Azam Nazir Tarar reminded the President that the Constitution does not authorize him to give a date for provincial assembly elections. He said that Alvi should not criticize the Election Commission on the instructions of his “leader”.