17 billion rupees is urgently needed to hold general elections on February 8, sources say
- 42 billion has been earmarked for elections in the 2023-24 budget.
- The ministry has so far given 10 billion rupees to ECP.
- ECP says 17 billion rupees are urgently needed for elections.
With the general elections in Pakistan fast approaching D-Day, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has expressed concern over non-disbursement of funds by the government.
worldly news According to sources, the election body has summoned the finance secretary due to the irresponsibility of the ministry regarding the allocation of funds for the election in the budget.
The development comes as Pakistan gears up for general elections to be held on February 8, 2024.
According to sources, the government has allocated Rs 42 billion for general elections in the current fiscal year budget. Although the finance ministry has given only Rs 10 billion to the ECP so far, they added.
The disbursement of the remaining money, according to sources, is being delayed without any reasonable justification.
“Rs 17 billion urgently needed to hold general elections on February 8.”
Sources said worldly news The Ministry of Finance was repeatedly approached for the provision of this money, and a written reminder was also sent for immediate provision of the money.
However, they also said that no positive response has been received regarding the distribution of money.
Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja has decided to inform Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar about the non-disbursement of funds by the Finance Ministry.
Sources said that a detailed letter is also being written to the Prime Minister today.
General Election 2024
Pakistan is now approaching elections with the elections to be held on February 8, 2024. All political parties are set to face off in the run-up to the polls, while the ECP has announced the final list of constituencies. National and four provincial councils.
The election watchdog is also expected to announce the election schedule within this week. It had earlier said that the final list of boundaries would be released on December 15 but later revised it to November 30.
The ECP in its notification said that as per Article 51(3) of the Constitution, the National Assembly consists of 266 general seats, of which 60 are reserved for women and an additional 10 for non-Muslims.
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