POLLS IN PAKISTAN ON FEB 8 ITSELF DESPITE VIOLENCE: PAK INTERIOR MINISTER

Ejaz said that after the recent spate of terrorist attacks in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan, "There should not be any doubt about elections. No matter what happens."

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Despite increasing poll-related violence, Pakistan's acting interior minister Gohar Ejaz on Thursday dispelled all doubts about holding the general elections on the already announced date of February 8.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had summoned a meeting on Thursday to discuss the worsening law and order situation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. It was attended by the Interior Minister, Secretary of Interior, Chief Secretaries, Inspector Generals of Police from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, along with representatives from intelligence agencies.

Ejaz, the acting interior minister, while briefly talking to the media after the security meeting, said that after the recent spate of terrorist attacks in KhyberPakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan, "There should not be any doubt about elections. No matter what happens." Reportedly, there has been a surge in attacks on political rallies, offices and candidates, alongside terror incidents, particularly in these two provinces for the last few weeks.