Islam Times - Nawaz Sharif says his party will oppose electoral delay

Islam Times - Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), led by Nawaz Sharif ruled out the possibility of a delay or sabotage of the general elections, maintaining that he will not permit anything to stand in the way of change, especially since it was the will of the people.

Addressing a seminar held in Lahore on Sunday, Nawaz Sharif warned that his party would resist tooth and nail any bid to defer the elections.

Lauding his party’s efforts for the appointment of an independent election commission, Nawaz Sharif expressed his full trust in such institution. “By virtue of the efforts of my party, the Constitution was amended to put in place an independent Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and install an interim government within three days of the dissolution of the assemblies,” noted Sharif.

In the context of fairness of the upcoming elections, the PML-N president asked President Asif Ali Zardari to remain within the limits of his presidential role and avoid a controversy. “If Zardari tried to exceed the role assigned to his office it is Pakistan’s very institutions which will be put on the line.”