Polls should be held within 90 days after assembly dissolution, says LHC.

LAHORE -- Lahore High Court (LHC) said on Monday that elections must be held within 90 days of the dissolution of an assembly as he vowed to 'struggle for democracy'. Lahore High Court Justice Jawad Hassan was hearing a petition filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Asad Umar, seeking direction from the authorities concerned regarding the announcement of the election date for the Punjab Assembly.

During the proceedings, PTI's counsel Barrister Ali Zafar requested the court to direct Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman to announce the election date. Justice Jawad Hassan agreed on the timeframe prescribed for holding the election but said that 'the question is who is announcing them' and told the PTI to include the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) as a party to the case.

The PTI lawyer complied while arguing that the ECP had written to the governor however he was yet to respond to the electoral watchdog. 'On...