Pakistan's senate approves delaying elections, but decision not binding


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  • Friday, 05 Jan 2024

FILE PHOTO: Election officials count votes after polling stations closed during the general election in Karachi, Pakistan, July 25, 2018. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo

KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistan's senate approved a resolution on Friday to further delay national elections which had been scheduled to take place on Feb. 8, the chairman of the senate said while addressing senators.

The resolution passed by the senate, however, is not binding and does not necessarily mean elections will be further delayed. There was no immediate comment from the election commission, the body that conducts elections in the country.

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