A security personnel stands at the headquarters of Election Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad on Sept 21, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP)

ISLAMABAD — The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced on Thursday that the general elections of the country will be held in the last week of January 2024.

In a statement, the ECP said it reviewed the process of delimiting the constituencies and decided to publish the initial list for the delimitation of constituencies on Sept 27, while the final list will be issued on Nov 30 this year.

The general elections should be held within 90 days after the dissolution of the assembly in such cases

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On Aug 9, 2023, Pakistani President Arif Alvi dissolved the National Assembly, or the lower house of the parliament, for fresh elections on the advice of then Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. The dissolution also ended the term of the country's central government led by Sharif three days ahead of the completion of its five-year term.

According to the Pakistani constitution, the general elections should be held within 90 days after the dissolution of the assembly in such cases.

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However, the ECP said that it would conduct fresh delamination of the constituencies based on the new census held earlier this year to fulfill the constitutional requirement.