close
Thursday November 14, 2024

Elections in two Balochistan Assembly constituencies rescheduled

ECP announces by-election for constituency PB-8 Sibi will take place on November 17

By Mohammad Zafar Baloch
November 13, 2024
Security personnel stand guard at the headquarters of Election Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad on September 21, 2023. — AFP
Security personnel stand guard at the headquarters of Election Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad on September 21, 2023. — AFP

QUETTA: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has rescheduled elections in two constituencies of the Balochistan Assembly -- PB-8 Sibi and PB-44 Quetta — due to security concerns, following a request from the Balochistan government.

On Tuesday, the ECP announced that the by-election for constituency PB-8 Sibi, originally scheduled for November 14, will now take place on November 17. Additionally, elections for 16 polling stations in constituency PB-44 Quetta, initially set for November 21, have been moved to December 12.