Governor asks ECP to holds elections for KP Assembly on October 8

PESHAWAR (HRNW) – In connection with the proposal of date for elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Governor Haji Ghulam Ali penned a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday.

In a letter, written to the chief election commissioner (CEC), Mr Ali gave the date of October 8 for holding the elections in the province. He also highlighted the recent incidents of terrorism, including the cross-border firing that took place in South Waziristan.

Mr Ali also wrote that terrorists also opened fire at Bara police station and police station was also attacked in DI Khan, adding three soldiers were martyred in the attacks on March 21.

There was an attack on the convoy of Brigadier General Mustafa Kamal Barki in South Waziristan. During the attack, Brigadier General Mustafa Kamal Barki was martyred, and seven others were injured, he added.