Pak to hold general election by May 16

February 17, 2013 15:33

Pakistan will hold general election by May 16 after the national and provincial assemblies are dissolved on completing their five-year term, a senior minister announced today.

"The present assemblies will be dissolved on March 16 and the election will be held within two months," Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said. Briefing journalists after a meeting here yesterday with cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, who has been demanding electoral reforms, Kaira said the period for scrutinising electoral candidates would be 14 days instead of 30 and Qadri had no objection to this.

"According to our agreement with Qadri, we will also consult him on the nomination of the caretaker prime minister," he said.

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