Govt to ensure there is no loss of life during elections: interior minister

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Interim Interior Minister Gohar Ejaz has said that the caretaker government will ensure there will be no loss of life during the Feb 8 general elections.

Addressing a presser in Islamabad alongside the caretaker information minister, he said the caretaker government had fulfilled its responsibility and was now entering the last step of conducting polls peacefully.

“My message to everyone is that the police, armed forces and civil administration are standing behind the people. You go out to vote for whoever you want,” he added.

He also warned the people to not take the law in their own hands.

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