Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting, and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi, reiterating the commitment to in-time elections on Thursday said that the caretaker government would provide necessary security for the free, fair and transparent polls. Speaking on a TV talk show, he categorically stated that the caretaker government posed no hindrance to the election slated for February 8. To a query, he said the process for training the ROs had been halted in accordance with the court’s orders.Solangi emphasized the need for the completion of the training of ROs and District Returning Officers (DROs) before December 16.
He said as per the law, political parties would have to be given a 54-day window for electioneering which would open from 16 December 2023.The minister expressed the hope that the Election Commission of Pakistan and the judiciary would find a solution to the matter regarding the training of Returning Officers (ROs) and District Returning Officers (DROs).—INP
