PM Shehbaz promises timely elections, sans exact date

• PM Shehbaz says ECP will decide whether polls are to be held in Oct or Nov
• Coalition partners yet to take a decision on the question of early dissolution of the assembly
• 67 amendments proposed in elections law, draft likely to be finalized next week
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s categorical statement that he would leave the government on completion of the five-year term of the National Assembly in August has made clear, to some extent, the intentions of the rulers regarding elections in the country this year, but there is still a question mark on the timing of the polls.
Speaking at the launching ceremony of the Pakistan Endowment Fund for Education on Wednesday, the prime minister declared that the term of his government would end next month. He, however, did not clear the confusion about whether the coalition partners would go for the normal dissolution of the National Assembly on completion of its term on August 12, or he would advise the president for an early dissolution. According to Article 224 of the Constitution, “A general election to the National Assembly or a provincial assembly shall be held within a period of sixty days ..Source: dawnnews.com