The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Tuesday accused Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) of 'conspiring together' to delay the upcoming elections set to be held on February 8 after sensing their defeat.
The victims, Muhammad Daulat (30), M Sirajuddin (50), Muhammad Azad Khan (40), and Muhammad Hussain (22), were members of the Meiti Pangal community, residing in an area that had, until recently, remained unaffected by the ethnic conflict between Meiti and Kuki groups.
Pakistan's political outfit, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman's convoy, came under attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Dera Ismail Khan, Geo News reported on Sunday.
The decision of PML-N comes a day after the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) request to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), seeking an extension in the deadline for filing nomination papers by three days.
In a press conference in Sukkur, Soomro questioned the PPP's strategy for campaigning in Punjab and other provinces following its lackluster performance in Sindh, citing widespread issues such as poor education and healthcare.
The two political parties also agreed on seat adjustments in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan. The political forces agreed to field candidates for national and provincial seats after 'mutual consensus', they added.
In a post on X, the Maulana said he expressed condolences and solidarity with the Hamas leadership, on behalf of Pakistan and the party, for the ongoing Israeli atrocities in Gaza. He said that he assured them that "we stand by your side in every moral, political, and diplomatic field".
The protest, organized to denounce the loss of innocent lives and to advocate for justice, drew a significant gathering of people who stand united against injustice.
Amid the tensions related to Pakistan general elections, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) claimed that PPP is the "only" political party in the country that wanted timely elections, Dawn reported.