ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi said that on February 8 over 120 million Pakistanis would cast their votes to elect public representatives of their choice to run affairs of state as envisaged in Constitution.

Addressing press conference along with Minister for Interior Dr. Gohar Ijaz he said that last year on August 17, 2023, after oath-taking of caretaker Cabinet, he had committed in press conference that caretaker government would provide all possible assistance to Election Commission of Pakistan to conduct free and fair elections.

He said that rumour-mongers’ claims, that elections would not be held on one or other pretext and caretaker setup would linger on, had proven wrong.

He said that Ministry of Information yesterday had launched an online media helpline for convenience of local and foreign journalists during elections.

He said that Pakistani nation had been fighting scourge of terrorism for decades and between 2008 and 2013 law and order situation was not good. 2008 elections had to be postponed for one month following martyrdom of Benazir Bhutto. He said that few incidents of terrorism could not deter masses who would come out to use their right of vote in large numbers to elect their representatives to run affairs of state.

Published in The Daily National Courier, February, 07 2024

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