No possibility of delay in polls; says PM Kakar.

ISLAMABAD -- Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of any delay in general elections, saying that the polls would be announced and conducted on time.

'I don't see any possibility (of delay in elections). I don't have any confusion at all. I feel the elections will be announced and conducted on time,' the prime minister said in an interview with a private television channel.

Commenting to the cypher case against former premier Imran Khan, Kakar said cypher was state's property, and exposing it for other than the prescribed usage was unjustified, though the court has yet to ascertain its illegality. The prime minister said in the 2013 and 2018 elections, he had voted for PTI to seek solutions for the country's issues like infrastructure, economy, foreign policy and branding of Pakistan, not for attacking the GHQ.

Reiterating his government's resolve to hold free and fair elections, he said all the registered political parties had legal and constitutional rights to canvass, mobilise people and attract public support. However, he said the government would not be responsible if someone was legally barred from the political process.

To a question, he emphasized effective law enforcement saying that his government, with the cooperation from military leadership, had implemented the existing laws to crack down the illegal currency businesses and hoarders. He also called for the capacity building of the...