KARACHI: Former president and Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has expressed his confidence in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in holding elections.
In a statement, the former president said fresh delimitation was mandatory after the new census results were notified. He expressed full confidence in Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Rana and all ECP members to conduct elections according to the Constitution.
Zardari also urged the caretaker government to complete the initiatives taken under the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC).
“The country is currently going through an economic crisis. We all should worry about the economy first instead of politics,” the former president added.
Zardari’s remarks come in sharp contrast after a PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto demanded the ECP announce the election date and hold polls within 90 days as mandated by the constitution.
A day ago, Bilawal urged the ECP to announce the date for general polls and adhere to the constitutional requirement of holding elections within 90 days.
Speaking to journalists in Karachi, the former foreign minister said the PPP is ready for elections and asked the ECP to announce the date so that the party can save the masses.
He said people who want to “impose puppets onto the country” should stop conducting such experiments and let the people make their own decisions.
“If the people of Pakistan choose Shehbaz Sharif or Nawaz Sharif then we should all accept it. If the people choose PPP, then all should accept it. And if the people choose PTI, then we will have to accept it,” he added.
Referring to general elections, Bilawal Bhutto stated that the polls should be held as soon as possible or within 90-day constitutional limit.
The PPP reiterated the same demanding when its delegation met the Election Commission members. They agreed on holding delimitation but within the mandated period of 90 days.
