LAHORE/ISLAMABAD (HRNW) – PML-N Senator Irfan Siddiqui on Monday vowed to resist any efforts to delay the February 8 general elections, as he called for no change in the schedule announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) – echoing the viewpoint expressed repeatedly by the senior party leaders.
In a post shared on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, Siddiqui said the PML-N’s position on the different resolutions tabled in the Senate was unequivocal and precise.
He promised that the PML-N would oppose every resolution which called for postponing the February 8 elections under any excuse.
Timely elections were necessary for resolving the issues faced by the people and bring political stability in the country, said Siddiqui, a close associate of three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif who is eyeing the record fourth term in the office.
Nawaz is contesting the polls from two constituencies – one in Mansehra and the other in Lahore – after his acquittal in the NAB references and the Supreme Court’s decision to limit the disqualification period to five years.
The statement comes as another Senate member moved a resolution on Sunday demanding a delay in the general elections while citing cold weather, snowfall and security challenges as the reasons.