Govt will support ECP in holding ‘fair polls’

Caretaker Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi Tuesday said under Article 218(3) of the Constitution, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) would fulfill its responsibility to conduct fair, transparent and impartial elections and the government would support it. Talking to media in the federal capital, the interim minister noted that the Constitution comprised 280 articles, adding that it not only had the article pertaining to holding of elections in 90 days but also had Article 254. Read also: Caretaker govt has no agenda: Solangi “Everyone in Pakistan has freedom to express opinion, complain and criticize,” he said. The minister maintained that the PML-N also had the same liberty as of the PPP and the other parties. He said Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar had apprised the people about his visit to the UAE on Monday night through a video message.