Arif Alvi responds after Imran Khan’s ‘disappointment’ over election date. After Aleema Khan claimed that Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, is “disappointed” with President Arif Alvi for failing to carry out his constitutional duty on elections, the Presidency issued a clarification on Wednesday.
When she revealed that Khan was angry with Arif Alvi for failing to announce the election date, the sister of the PTI leader gave an unexpected blow to Alvi.
Aleema claimed Imran is upset because the election date has not been announced while speaking to reporters outside the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore.
She continued by saying that President Alvi should have defended human rights.
In reaction, the Aiwan-e-Sadar expressed President Alvi’s viewpoint and the letter he wrote to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on September 6 requesting that general elections be held before November 6 (on the 89th day after the National Assembly’s dissolution), citing constitutional provisions that required elections to be held within 90 days of the National Assembly’s dissolution.
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As Arif Alvi responds after Imran Khan’s ‘disappointment’ over the election date, a spokesperson for the President House reminded that “President Dr Arif Alvi wants elections to be held on time to provide opportunities to all political parties for participating in the political process. The President of Pakistan, in his letter to the Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan on 6th September 2023, had already conveyed to the ECP that Article 48(5) of the Constitution empowered him to appoint a date for elections not later than 90 days from the date of the dissolution for the holding of General Election to the National Assembly. In the said letter, the president had also communicated that the General Elections to the National Assembly should be held by the 6th of November 2023.”
The spokesperson said the president wants the democratic process to continue and further strengthen.
“Exclusion of any political party from the election process would be unfair to the spirit of democracy,” the statement added and recalled that Alvi strongly supports political dialogue and the promotion of national unity to overcome the challenges being faced by the country.
Sources claim that Alvi is also disappointed that none of his party colleagues have spoken out in his defence when he has faced criticism.
