ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) website has mentionedthe date for the General Elections 2018.

ECO on its website has mentioned July 31 as the date for General Elections2018.

The ECP has not yet made a formal announcement pertaining to the date ofconduct of countrywide polls.

Previously ECP had recommended that the 2018 elections be held by the endof July.

According to sources, ECP officials had been pondering over July 25 or 26(Wednesday or Thursday) as tentative dates for the conduct of polls.

The ECP had already started working on the summary for elections date,sources said earlier this month, which would be forwarded to the president.

Following an approval of the summary by the president, they said further,the ECP would issue a schedule for polls.

The incumbent government is expected to conclude its five-year term on May31, after which the caretaker government will take over to oversee thegeneral elections.

As per the Constitution of Pakistan, the caretaker prime minister isappointed by the prime minister in consultation with the opposition leaderin the National Assembly.