Noor Fatima Afzal, Daily Dawn, Dawn TV Report
Lahore: The Election Commission of Pakistan has issued a notification to postpone the by-elections in Punjab for an indefinite period.
The notification issued has postponed elections in various districts of Punjab, including Lahore, due to the flood situation.
NA-129 in Punjab fell vacant after the death of Mian Azhar, while the remaining eight seats fell vacant due to the disqualification of PTI members of the assembly in corruption cases.
Floods have wreaked havoc in all the cities where the elections were postponed and relief activities are underway.
The Election Commission notification states that the elections in the National Assembly constituency NA-66 Wazirabad, Faisalabad constituencies NA-96, NA-104, NA-129 Lahore and NA-143 Sahiwal have been postponed.
The by-elections in the Punjab Assembly constituencies PP-73 Sargodha, PP-87 Mianwali, PP-98 Faisalabad and PP-203 Sahiwal have also been postponed.
The notification states that a new schedule for the by-elections in these constituencies will be issued later.
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