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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Abid Hussain

Pakistan’s Senate approves resolution to delay February 8 general elections

A general view of Pakistan's parliament building in Islamabad [File: Akhtar Soomro//Reuters]

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s Senate has passed a non-binding resolution demanding a delay in the national general elections, scheduled on February 8.

The upper house of the country’s parliament on Friday approved the resolution at a session attended by just 14 of the 97 senators, with one member voting against the resolution.

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