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Summary Qamar Zaman Kaira said that the caretaker setup would be announced after March 18.
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira said the next general elections will be held on time in a free‚ fair and transparent manner.Talking to the media persons in Islamabad on Thursday after attending the consultative meeting of Election Commission‚ he said the tenure of the present government is completing on March 18 after which the caretaker set up will be installed.He said consultation will be held with all the political parties both within and outside the parliament for the installation of a consensus caretaker set up.Kaira said the present government and the caretaker set up will extend full support to the Election Commission in terms of funds and technical assistance to ensure transparent elections.He said there should not be any concerns or political scoring on the matter.Everyone has seen the result of political point scoring, he said.Rejecting delay in general elections‚ he expressed the confidence that consensus will be achieved on the caretaker set up.Responding to a question‚ the Information Minister said all the political parties including Pakistan Peoples Party has full confidence on the Election Commission.He said the election commission is moving in the right direction by holding consultations with all the political parties.Commenting on dual nationality issue, Kaira said halting dual nationality holders from law making is strange, adding 99 percent candidates had no idea about this while submitting their nomination papers.The information minister further said dual nationality holders are sitting in judiciary, nuclear asset organizations and foreign office.
