Islamabad(TNS) : The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday responded to President Arif Alvi’s letter inviting Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja and stated that the president is no longer empowered to fix an “appropriate” election date.

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“After the amendment in Section 57, the Commission (ECP) has been empowered to announce the date or dates for the General Elections” the ECP said in letter to President Arif Alvi