ISLAMABAD: Murtaza Solangi, Caretaker Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs, said on Sunday that the government had fulfilled its constitutional responsibility by holding fair, free, and transparent elections in a peaceful manner.
Speaking in a TV talk show on private news channel, he said the caretaker government had extended all-out facilitation to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in holding the polls.
He added that the results were a testament to the transparency of the elections.
To a question, Solangi said that there was a procedure for the transfer of power under the constitution and law. The incumbent speakers would call sessions of all the assemblies as soon as the official results of the polls conveyed to the respective assemblies officially.
He said that the caretaker governments would be dissolved when the elected prime minister and chief ministers take oaths of their offices.
Solangi said that the Ministry of Interior had responded to the queries about the suspension of mobile service on polling day. The citizens’ lives were of paramount importance for the country.
There were threats to the citizens and polling staff, the minister said in response to another query, adding it was important for the government to ensure that there was no hindrance to the people’s mobility on the polling day.
Disputes Over Elections Process
There had always been disputes over the election process and election date, Solangi said, recalling such disputes at the time 2018 and 2013 polls.
