{"id":2513,"date":"2022-04-18T13:25:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T13:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/?p=2513"},"modified":"2022-04-18T13:27:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T13:27:51","slug":"fazlur-rehman-demands-immediate-general-elections-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/pakistan\/fazlur-rehman-demands-immediate-general-elections-in-pakistan\/2513\/","title":{"rendered":"Fazlur Rehman demands immediate elections in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Web Desk &#8212; In a surprising statement, JUI-F chief and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Chairman Maulana Fazlur Rehman has demanded immediate elections in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PDM chief said that its time for all the political parties to go for general elections and seek a fresh mandate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is a limit to political expediency. We don\u2019t think there is any need to unnecessarily prolong stay at the office,\u201d said Fazl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The JUI-F chief\u2019s statement comes at a time when Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is finding hard to form the new federal cabinet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif is busy negotiating with the coalition partners to give them proper representation in the new setup formed after the ouster of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web Desk &#8212; In a surprising statement, JUI-F chief and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Chairman Maulana Fazlur Rehman has demanded immediate elections in the country. The PDM chief said that its time for all the political parties to go for general elections and seek a fresh mandate. \u201cThere is a limit to political expediency. 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