Staff Reporter
Islamabad
General elections for the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Legislative Assembly will be held on November 15, according to a summary approved by President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday.
The summary was sent by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Over a dozen political and religious parties, including the country’s three major parties Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League-N will contest the general elections.
There are 33 seats in the G-B Legislative Assembly, out of which three are reserved for technocrats and six for women.
Elections are to be held for the remaining 24 seats. More than 700,000 people will cast their votes, of which about 45 per cent are women.
