General Politics

US hopes Pakistan will have a free and fair election

Washington, Jan 3: Pakistan ElectionsAfter Pakistan Election Commisiion’s decision to postpone January 8 polls, US now hopes that the Pakistani people will be allowed to have a free and fair election where there is the widest possible participation.

"Hopefully in the next few weeks, the political parties will be able to campaign freely and make their case, and then the voters can decide," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said.

Asked whether the US was worried that the election might not be free and fair, Perino replied: "We have no indication that it wouldn’t be, but of course, we’ll continue to monitor."

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