Elections to be held on time: Ahsan Iqbal.

LAHORE -- Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has said that elections in the country will be held on time.

Talking to the media here on Monday, he said in a sarcastic vein that 'revolutionists' could not bear with jails for one or two days.

He said, "The way Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is shattering reminds us of an English language phrase 'the house of cards'." He said the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership faced jails even in tough situations, but never raised hue and cry.

Ahsan Iqbal said there were many people in the PTI who did not support the politics of its leadership and the one being promoted on the PTI's social media. He said that no patriotic person could support negative propaganda being promoted by the PTI overseas social media against country's defence institutions.

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