A resolution to postpone the nation’s elections was approved by the parliament’s upper house a few days prior, and on Friday the Senate received a similar resolution. Senator Hidayat Ullah, an independent, proposed a motion calling for a postponement of the general elections scheduled for February 8 due to “security challenges.” In light of the “security challenges,” the upper house was stated to “call upon the Election Commission of Pakistan and the Supreme Court” to consider hosting peaceful elections and to postpone the polls for three months. Additionally, the resolution voiced worries about “rising incidents” of the The event occurs one day after the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) requested a Senate session to guarantee the country’s general elections will take place on time.