“The assemblies are going to complete their tenures and there is no likelihood of pending the election,” Adviser to Prime Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said in an interview to a private Tv channel. “Why I don’t have faith that the election will be held in time,” he posed question. Senior People’s Party leader said that the MQM have objections over the population census, and they also want election on its basis. “Elections won’t held for one year if their demand is accepted, it is impossible,” Kaira said. “Elections could not be put off at any cost for the census issue,” he said. “A debate was continued for four months that the assemblies’ tenure will be extended, we were saying it will not happen,” PPP leader said. “Now on the issue of extension in caretaker setup, we are saying it is unlikely to happen,” he added.

 Qamar Zaman Kaira also suggested consultation with the PTI over the caretaker setup. “Politically, the PTI is certainly a stakeholder for caretaker setup,” he said. “The constitution says about consultations between two persons, but the PTI and other parties should also be taken along with their feedbacks and points of view,” PPP leader stressed. “Take decisions also acceptable for them or at least they don’t have objections,” he said. “If the government or anyone else, has been furious with the PTI, it must not happen. Every party should be given a level playing field, which didn’t offer to the PPP till now,” he said. “Every party has been entitled to contest election, except the court orders against it,” he said. “Unfortunately, in our country parties being formed and dissolved in routine,” he added.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)