Federal Minister Khurram Dastgir rejected the possibility of delaying the elections.
While talking to Geo News program Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada, Khuram Dastgir said that according to the constitution, elections will be held in 90 days, there was no need to write a letter to the President.
He said that there is no proposal to delay the elections in the federal cabinet, if the assembly is dissolved on January 12 in Punjab, then elections will be held on April 12.
It should be noted that yesterday President Arif Alvi wrote a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner for the date of election of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assemblies.
In the letter written by the President, it was said to announce the date of elections immediately, the constitution does not allow delay.
The President of the State said that the Election Commission should immediately announce the date of the provincial assembly elections in accordance with the Election Act 2017, and the Election Commission should issue the election schedule for the provincial assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
