The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has declined the request of the Punjab government to postpone the NA-133 by-poll.
It is worth mentioning here that the Punjab government had requested for rescheduling of the NA-133 by-election in view of the current law and order situation.
After rejecting the application, the ECP has said that polling in NA-133 will be held only on December 5. The decision to maintain the polling day was taken in a meeting chaired by the chief election commissioner (CEC).
The CEC informed the secretariat officials about the decision. The ECP will soon inform the Punjab government about the decision.
Earlier, the Punjab home department has requested the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to postpone the by-elections in NA-133 Lahore.
In the 2018 elections, PML-N s Pervaiz Malik had won with more than 89,000 votes, while Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Ejaz Chaudhary had secured more than 77,000 votes.
The Election Commission had fixed Dec 5 for by-poll in NA-133 and also issued a code of conduct.