PPP rejects Fazl's recommendation to extend Parliament's tenure.

KARACHI -- Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has rejected the recommendation of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Chairman Maulana Fazlur Rehman to extend Parliament's tenure by one year, media reported on Thursday.

Talking to media, Federal Minister for Water Resources and PPP leader Syed Khursheed Shah has rejected the JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman's recommendation to extend Parliament's tenure by one year.

The federal minister noted that the extension would create an impression that politicians were power hungry.

'The incumbent government should complete its constitutional tenure and proceed to the general elections,' Khursheed Shah said, adding that deferment of polls would not be acceptable.

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