PPP ready for general elections, says Gillani

Newswire

Multan: Former prime minister and Senator, Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani, said this week that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) was ready for general elections.

Talking to journalists here, Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani welcomed the election announcement by the Election Commission saying that there was no ambiguity that the elections would be held in the last week of January. He however demanded that the ECP should announce the exact date for elections.

To a question about alliance with any party, Gillani stated that PPP has no alliance with any political party so far.

To a question about former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s return to Pakistan, Yousuf Raza Gillani said that the PPP welcoms his decision. “Nawaz Sharif should come and participate in politics. The PPP has no objection,” he added.