The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has strongly denied the news on various media channels that the ECP summoned a meeting tomorrow (Thursday).

The spokesperson also clarified there is no meeting on Thursday of any ECP’s legal team for consultation.

The controversy stirred when social media posts flooded with news that ECP summoned a meeting to review a letter the President wrote to CEC Sultan Sikandar Raja.

الیکشن کمیشن کے ترجمان نے مختلف میڈیا چینلزپر چلنے والی خبروں کی سختی سے تردید کی ھےالیکشن کمیشن کے کل اجلاس طلب کرنے والی خبروں میں کوئی صداقت نہیں ہے۔واضح کیا جاتا ھے ابھی تک کمیشن نے کل نہ ہی کوئی اجلاس طلب کیا ھے اور نہ ہی اپنی لیگل ٹیم کو کسی قسم کی مشاورت کے لئے بلایا ھے
— Spokesperson ECP (@SpokespersonECP) September 13, 2023

President Dr Arif Alvi has written a letter to the chief election commissioner, advising him to hold the general elections on November 6.

The letter states that the president of Pakistan dissolved the National Assembly on August 9 on the advice of the prime minister.

The general elections must be held on the 89^th day of the dissolution of the assembly, on November 6, he further says, adding that to fulfil the constitutional obligations, he had invited Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja for a consultation on the elections.

However, he went on to say, the CEC adopted a contrary stance in response. According to the constitutional scheme and framework, this is the responsibility of the election commission.