General election in Pakistan due later this year will be based on a new census, the law minister said on Saturday, indicating the vote could be delayed.
The announcement fuelled opposition fears that a caretaker administration to be set up to oversee the vote could mean polling day is pushed back by months.
The opposition party led by former premier Imran Khan says the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is seeking to avoid facing an election as Khan’s popularity grows.
Sharif’s tenure expires on Aug. 12. The caretaker government will take over from him to hold the elections in a maximum of three months. A general election in Pakistan due later this year will be based on a new census, the law minister said on Saturday, indicating the vote could be delayed.
The announcement fuelled opposition fears that a caretaker administration to be set up to oversee the vote could mean polling day is pushed back by months.
The opposition party led by former premier Imran Khan says the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is seeking to avoid facing an election as Khan’s popularity grows.
Sharif’s tenure expires on Aug. 12. The caretaker government will take over from him to hold the elections in a maximum of three months.
