Pakistan announces February 8 date for delayed elections

Pakistan will hold their delayed national elections on February 8, 2024, the electoral commission said on Thursday.

The announcement was made following a meeting between President Arif Alvi and members of the Election Commission Pakistan (ECP).

"It was unanimously decided that the election will be held on Thursday, February 8," the ECP said in a statement.

A caretaker government has been in place since parliament was dissolved on August 9.

Polls were supposed to have taken place within 90 days of parliament's dissolution but according to the ECP more time was required to redraw constituency boundaries after the latest census.