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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Munir Ahmed

Pakistan will hold parliamentary elections at the end of January, delaying a vote due in November

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Pakistan’s election oversight body announced on Thursday that it will hold the next parliamentary elections in the last week of January, delaying the vote which was to be held in November under the constitution.

However, the announcement by the Election Commission of Pakistan has ended uncertainty about the fate of the vote. Earlier, some political parties had feared that the election could be delayed for an indefinite period.

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