Kundi opposes postponing elections

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Opposing the call for delaying the polls, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Secretary Information and former deputy speaker of National Assembly Faisal Karim Kundi on Tuesday said the next general election should be held on time.

Speaking at a press conference, he said that some elements were trying to escape from the political arena, therefore, they were talking about the delay in holding the polls. He said the PPP was ready for contesting the elections and wanted the polls should be held on February 8 as per the schedule. On this occasion, local political workers Malik Tariq and Maliz Raziq of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf announced joining the PPP along with their supporters. Faisal Kundi said that on the one hand, the JUI-Fazl was claiming that the party would form the government in KP and its chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman would become the President of Pakistan, but on the other hand the party was escaping from the elections.