MANDI BAHAUDDIN, May 07 (TNS): Pakistan People\u2019s Party (PPP) leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Monday that violence should not result in a delay in the upcoming general elections.<\/p>\n
Talking to the media during a visit to Mandi Bahauddin, Punjab, Bilawal condemned the attack on Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal and called for a thorough investigation.<\/p>\n
The PPP leader demanded foolproof security for all candidates during the elections.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think Imran Khan has expressed wishes but there is no constitutional way of delaying the elections,\u201d he said when commenting on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief\u2019s reported statement on the possibility of elections being delayed for around a month.<\/p>\n
Talking about former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Bilawal said he is making strange statements these days. \u201cI think the stance of confrontation taken up by Nawaz to hide the Panama scandal is against the interests of the country and democracy,\u201d the PPP leader asserted.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the possibilities of an electoral alliance with the PTI, Bilawal said there is no chance of it happening before the elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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