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Abid Hussain

UNCOVERED: Pakistan s president says punjab polls to be held on april 30 - The Untold Story

Pakistan's Supreme Court stepped in after President Arif Alvi unilaterally declared an election date for two provincial assemblies [File: Saiyna Bashir/Reuters]

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistani President Arif Alvi has announced that elections for the dissolved assembly of Punjab, the country’s most populous province, will be held on April 30.

The decision on Friday followed a proposal by the Election Commission of Pakistan to hold the polls between April 30 and May 7, according to a statement from the president’s office.

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