The News: ECP website shows July 31 as polls date

Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) website showed July 31 as the date of 2018 general elections, which was immediately removed, following speculations about the date of nation-wide electoral exercise. (AFP)

May 18: The News states that the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) website showed July 31 as the date of 2018 general elections, which was immediately removed, following speculations about the date of nation-wide electoral exercise. ECP Spokesperson Altaf Khan came up to clarify that no date had yet been finalized and the date being referred to, was hence not correct. “Elections date is not something to hide; whenever an announcement will be made in this connection, the entire nation will know,” he said.

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