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Pakistan to hold vote by mid-Jan.
ISLAMABAD Pakistan will hold a general election by mid-January, and the national and provincial assemblies will be dissolved in 10 days time, Attorney General Malik Abdul Qayyum told Reuters. "It has been decided there would be no delay in the election and by November 15, these assemblies will be dissolved and the election will be held within the next 60 days," Qayyum was quoted as saying. Pakistan's Western allies have sought reassurances that elections would go ahead as expected in January after President Gen. Pervez Musharraf suspended the constitution and imposed emergency rule on Saturday. In Washington, meanwhile, U.S. President George W. Bush is urging Musharraf to quickly return to civilian rule and release people detained under an emergency decree, Reuters quoted the White House as saying Monday. "We cannot support emergency rule or the extreme measures taken during the emergency," Perino reportedly said. "Such actions are not in Pakistan's best interest and damage the progress Pakistan has made on its path to democracy." Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-11-05 |
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