Governor to hold third meeting with ECP on poll date.

PESHAWAR -- Governor Ghulam Ali has hinted at holding third meeting with Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to propose a date for general elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

'ECP is trying [to hold polls] following the orders issued by the apex court but we have to see the ground realities,' he said in a statement issued here on Monday.

The governor said that he himself desired free, fair and peaceful polls in the province. He said that the orders issued by the apex court would be fully implemented. However, the residents of tribal districts were holding protest in federal capital as they were against general elections before the announcement of new census results, he added.

'The process of consultation on a date for holding polls in the province has completed and another meeting will be held with ECP in a day or two,' he said. He added that provincial government gave a written response to him about its preparedness for holding polls in the province that was shared with ECP.

Ghulam Ali says orders of apex court will be fully implemented

Mr Ali said that situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was completely different from that of Punjab. He said that being a constitutional body, he shared with ECP all the security concerns expressed by provincial government. 'I have shared my opinion with ECP and the rest is the ECP's job,' he added.

He also rejected rumours about a conflict between him and Caretaker Chief Minister Mohammad Azam Khan. He termed it mere propaganda on social media sites.

On March 15, the governor fixed May 28 as the date for general polls to the...