KP elections to be held on May 28, announces Governor Ghulam Ali.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Haji Ghulam Ali Tuesday gave May 28 as the date for conducting the general election in the province after his meeting with the Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja.

The meeting, which was also attended by other members and officials of the electoral authority, was held for consultation on the date for holding general polls in KP.

The development came after the KP governor met with President Dr Arif Alvi at the Aiwan-e-Sadr to discuss matters related to conducting the general polls in the province in light of Article 224 (2) of the Constitution of Pakistan and the Supreme Court of Pakistan's order.

The president had advised the KP governor to conduct general elections in the province within the time mentioned in the supreme court's letter.

The country's top court had, in a split verdict on March 1, ruled that elections for KP and Punjab assemblies should be held within 90 days.

The president's advice came after the KP governor called on him.

President Alvi asked the KP governor to ensure implementation of the apex court's order in "letter and spirit", wherein it had been directed that the KP governor must, after consultation with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), forthwith appoint a date for the holding of the general election to the provincial Assembly "to avoid any complication as almost a period of two weeks has already passed by".

"The president emphasised the need for upholding the Constitution and...