ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Muhammad Yusuf Shaikh on Thursday said that elections should be held on time and any action or proposal that would sabotage the process or postpone free and fair elections would not be accepted.
He said that the preparations for the elections are in full swing as is evident from the enthusiasm of the political parties and the general public, adding that the speculation regarding delay has no worth. “Trust of the people has been restored and the election campaigns are in full swing in every nook and corner of the country”, the minister said.
Yusuf Shaikh said that the caretaker government has been assigned the task to hold free and fair elections in time and it has accepted the challenge. He said, “The caretaker government has been assigned the task in challenging circumstances but we would achieve our target.”
Replying to query regarding the security situation, he said that there were few unfortunate incidents reported in the last days but the security agencies had taken serious actions to improve security.