In accordance with Section 182 of the Election Act, 2017, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) reminded candidates of the electioneering deadline, which ends at midnight on Friday, April 21, in advance of Sunday’s (April 21) by-elections in 21 national and provincial assembly constituencies in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and Balochistan.
Election laws stipulated that campaigning was to end precisely at midnight on Friday and Saturday (April 19–20).
The highest electoral body warns candidates that participate in politics after the cutoff point risk legal repercussions.
For 48 hours following the polls closing, until midnight, the aforementioned Election Act rule forbids anybody from planning, attending, or taking part in any public assemblies or processions inside the boundaries of the constituency.
