{"id":366739,"date":"2023-11-08T08:53:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T03:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=366739"},"modified":"2023-11-08T08:53:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T03:53:35","slug":"state-department-says-us-supports-free-and-fair-elections-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/state-department-says-us-supports-free-and-fair-elections-in-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"State Department says US supports free and fair elections in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> WASHINGTON<br \/>\nThe United States has no interest in the candidates but supports free and fair elections in Pakistan \u201cin a way that benefits the people of the country.\u201d<br \/>\nThis was stated by State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel while answering a question about political situation in Pakistan in a media briefing.<br \/>\nPatel was asked about transparency of the elections in Pakistan as many \u201canalysts in Pakistan have their doubts because these elections are happening without the most popular leader, the former prime minister.\u201d \u201cAgain, don\u2019t have an assessment on the makeup of candidates or the representation of any specific political party.<br \/>\nThat is for the people of Pakistan to decide,\u201d Patel replied. He replied he didn\u2019t \u201chave an assessment on the makeup of candidates or the representation of any specific political party.\u201d He further said that the US\u2019s focus continues to be on ensuring and supporting \u201cthat there are free and fair elections that are conducted in a way for the benefit of the Pakistani people\u201d.<br \/>\nPatel added that \u201cthis is for the people of Pakistan to decide. Our focus continues to be on ensuring and supporting that there are free and fair elections that are conducted in a way for the benefit of the Pakistani people.\u201d<br \/>\nHis statement comes after the ECP announced to hold the elections on February 8. The announcement by the commission came after Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa directed ECP to confer with President Arif Alvi on the poll date. 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