Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Wednesday the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) tenure would end on August 14, turning down speculations that the rulers were trying to extend their stay in power.
The general elections take place 60 days after an assembly is dissolved, but given the case of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, which have yet to see polls despite their assemblies’ dissolution in January, prompting reports that the rulers might try to extend their tenure.
