A meeting of the senior leadership of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) held at Bilawal House on Wednesday declared that elections would be held on time as stipulated in the constitution and no delay, even for a day, would be permitted on any pretext. Noting that some elements were seeking to disrupt the electoral system and postpone the elections, the meeting reiterated the commitment of the government and the PPP to thwart any attempt to postpone the election. The meeting noted that if elections could be held in war-torn and strife-torn Afghanistan and Iraq, there was no reason they could not be held in Pakistan on time. The meeting also decided to set up a four-member committee to talk to political forces and to the provincial government of Punjab on the current situation with a view of holding timely elections in a transparent, free and fair manner and to confront any challenge facing it. It said no one would be permitted to deprive the people of their right to elect their representatives and choose their government. The four-member PPP committee consists of Federal Minister Khursheed Shah, Senator Farooq Naik, Nazar Muhammad Gondal and Senator Mian Raza Rabbani.
