The government has sent a letter to the Election Commission (EC) to hold the 13th National Parliamentary Election and a referendum on the same day.
Senior Secretary of EC Secretariat Akhtar Ahmed said this to journalists after attending a workshop at a city hotel on Saturday.
He said: "On Thursday, the Cabinet Division sent a letter to the Election Commission Secretariat stating that the EC will organize the referendum. The referendum and the national parliamentary election will be held on the same day."