Azam Nazeer Tarar says ECP made \u201cright move\u201d by withdrawing election schedule in Punjab
\n ISLAMABAD
\nFederal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar has described the ECP decision to defer elections for Punjab Assembly as \u201cthe right one\u201d, saying assembly elections would have brought more political instability in Pakistan.
\nAddressing a news conference in Islamabad on Thursday, the law minister said the ECP\u2019s decision was in accordance with the prevailing situation as there was a security challenge as well as economic crisis in the country.
\nTarar said that according to the Constitution, elections to the national and provincial assemblies are held in the country simultaneously. He said that there was a political crisis in the country, adding that two provincial assemblies had fallen victim to the ego of one person.
\n\u201cTerrorism has once again been imposed on the country. It had been eliminated from the country,\u201d he added. \u201cBefore the general elections, a caretaker setup is installed,\u201d he stated.
\n\u201cThe election commission has taken the right decision by postponing the elections. There is a severe economic crisis in the country. The question of transparency will not arise with simultaneous elections,\u201d he emphasised.
\n\u201cThe decision of the election commission is in accordance with the objective circumstances of the country. Currently, there is a security challenge and economic crisis,\u201d he pointed out.
\n\u201cIn the past, the caretaker setup in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remained for more than five months. Since 1997, elections to the national and provincial assemblies have been held simultaneously,\u201d he added.
\n\u201cIt is the constitutional responsibility of the election commission that the elections are transparent and impartial. At the same time, there will be a level playing field in the election. In view of the country\u2019s economic and security situation, the election date has been given in October,\u201d he averred. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Azam Nazeer Tarar says ECP made \u201cright move\u201d by withdrawing election schedule in Punjab ISLAMABAD Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar has described the ECP decision to defer elections for Punjab Assembly as \u201cthe right one\u201d, saying assembly elections would have brought more political instability in Pakistan. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Thursday, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":321343,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-321341","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n