Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party leader Asif Ali Zardari has said that elections will be held within eight to nine months. He said his party had accepted the 2013 election results for the sake of democracy.
He added that the PPP would win the next general elections “which would be held in eight to nine months”. “We want neutral and transparent elections,” Mr Zardari said, adding, “We will win the elections.”
Talking to reporters in Peshawar, he said that the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)-led government in the Centre had the same thinking as the martial law rulers. “Nawaz Sharif is ruling the country like a Mughal emperor,” he added.
The PPP co-chairman said that his party had fought undemocratic forces in the past and would do so in the future. He said that the government was taking loans after loans to run the affairs of the state and as a result, prices of items have ballooned.
Mr Zardari said he would move court if the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms failed to finalise its proposals regarding election reforms within one week.
