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Opposition parties to announce joint candidate for presidential election tomorrow
[DAWN] Representatives of the divided opposition met on Saturday at incarcerated former prime minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf, then by the courts...'s opulent Murree residence to hammer out an agreement over a joint candidate for the September 4 presidential election. PML-N's acting Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal, addressing the media after the huddle, said the opposition would announce its joint candidate for the head of state's office tomorrow (Sunday). "It is important for Pakistain that the opposition come together and nominate a joint candidate for the office," he said. Speaking on behalf of the opposition parties, Iqbal, while supporting the right to vote for overseas Paks, nonetheless criticised the Election Commission of Pakistain for trying to implement the electronic polling process 'in haste' before the upcoming by-polls. "The election commission’s online system already failed during the general elections. We therefore disagree with the hasty implementation of the [electronic] system of voting for overseas Paks," Iqbal said. Touching upon alleged "threats" received by opposition leaders, Iqbal said: " It is the duty of the government to provide security to opposition leaders, and the incumbent government should take notice of the threatening calls made to certain leaders of opposition parties." Posted by: Fred 2018-08-26 |
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