Pakistan's general elections under new census indicates delay

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  • Saturday, 05 Aug 2023

A general view of the Parliament House building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 10, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A general election in Pakistan due to take place later this year will be held using a new census, the law minister said on Saturday, indicating it could delayed by several months.

Azam Nazeer Tarar told Geo News TV that it could take about four months to complete the process of a census and draw new constituency boundaries.

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