Parliament to complete constitutional term 2nd time in country's history: Ahsan

Interior Minister says passage of constitutional amendment for delimitation of constituencies is imperative for timely elections.

Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has said that holding of transparent and on time general elections is the top priority of the government.

Talking to a private news channel, he said the parliament would complete its constitutional term second time in the country's history and we want to strengthen democratic system in Pakistan.

The Minister said that the passage of constitutional amendment for delimitation of constituencies is imperative for timely elections in the country.

Earlier, talking to media along with Ministers Zahid Hamid and Abdul Qadir Baloch in Islamabad, he urged all political parties to cooperate with the government for timely delimitation.

Zahid Hamid said that all parliamentary leaders have agreed to the proposed constitutional amendment.

Abdul Qadir Baloch said the proposal to hold next general elections according to the new census will increase three seats of Balochistan, five of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one additional seat to the federal capital in the National Assembly.