Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said that the nation should not have any doubt about the general elections scheduled to be held on February 8, 2024.
“I have no doubt about it… The concerns are often associated with our political system. We have a history of our own,” he remarked in an interview.
The prime minister expressed the hope that the elections would be held free and fair.
To a question, he said he did not consider the general elections of the 70s as a benchmark either as many people had different opinions aboutthose elections. “Of course, they were very transparent. At that time, it was already decided before the elections which way they would go to, so I consider it a problem,” he added.
He said as the arrangements were in place, he was hopeful that the caretaker government would be able to give results in a relatively better way.
The prime minister said that he endorsed the Election Commission’s denial of the any delay in the polls. “They (Election Commission) have to conduct (elections). We are with them.” He said as per Election Commission, the election schedule will cover 56 days, based on which the schedule should be announced by December 14.
Asked about the notions of elections being associated with decline in Imran Khan’s popularity and his exclusion from the electoral process, the prime minister termed it political analyses.
However, the elections would judge the the popularity of any political leader, he commented. To a question about the participation of Imran Khan or his party in the general elections, he that there was no restriction on him yet.
“However, if something unusual comes up, I can’t say anything about it yet. As of today, they are in a position to contest elections and they will contest.”
