After tireless efforts to remove all obstacles in the conduct of the national general elections — from deciding the date of the elections to the conclusion of the electoral activities — the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is all set to organize the election day on February 8.
Once the votes are ready, the ECP will get to work for the “gathering of results”: the most crucial and combative phase of the entire electoral exercise.
The crucial phase for the ECP across the country will begin immediately after the conclusion of the elections at 5:00 pm tomorrow (Thursday). National media will begin reporting on the election results from 6:00 p.m. Furthermore, the media is also restricted from sharing stories related to the elections with the disclaimer that these are unofficial and unconfirmed results.
In a recent press conference, Additional Director General (ADG) Nighat Sadique said that the presidents were required to submit the election results to the electoral commission by the early hours of February 9 before 2 am
However, in case of any delay, the Returning Officer (RO) will inquire about the cause of delay from the Presiding Officer (PO) and submit it to the ECP.
At the press conference, the ECP ADG also expressed confidence that the election results will be known. 10am, and with that, Pakistan would have its new elected government.
It is pertinent to mention here that the vote announcement It is a three-step process: provisional results, consolidation of results and declaration of results.
