The Election Commission of Pakistan has said that it is ready to holdelections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
An important meeting was held in this connection at the ECP under the chairof Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja on Tuesday.
The meeting was told that preparations regarding setting up of pollingstations and voters’ lists had been made. The CEC directed to spur effortsfor conducting the polls in both the provinces.
The meeting decided to release the election schedule after governors ofboth the provinces would give their polling dates.
The meeting was attended by the ECP members, provincial electioncommissioners and officials of all the wings of the commission.
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The meeting mulled over the preparations for the election in Punjab and KPprovinces as well as by-polls on the vacant seats.
The CEC asked the authorities to expedite appointments of presidingofficers and other polling staff for the elections.