By-poll preparations in Punjab enter final phase
The ECP had announced the exercise in 20 constituencies of the province. July 13, 2022 Islamabad: Preparations for the July 17 by-elections to 20 Punjab Assembly seats are in the final stages as the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has completed the printing of 5 million ballot papers. (Today) will start from Wednesday. On May 20, the Election Supervisor de-seated 25 PTI MPs for violating party guidelines and voting for Hamza Shehbaz for the post of Punjab Chief Minister. A reference sent by Punjab Assembly Speaker Pervez Elahi against dissident legislators was accepted by the ECP for violation of Article 63-A, which related to defection. The much-awaited judgment had acquired political significance in the wake of the Supreme Court verdict on the Presidential Reference, which sought to interpret Article 63-A, which dealt with disqualification of legislators on impeachment. On May 25, the ECP announced that by-elections to 20 seats would be held on July 17. According to the detail