Interim Interior Minister Gohar Ejaz has said general elections will take place in the country on Feb 8 “no matter what happens”.

“Elections are on Feb 8,” he said while speaking to the media after attending a high-level meeting called by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to overview the law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.

“No one should have any doubt regarding the elections,” Ejaz said, adding that the ECP and the caretaker government would ensure that the elections take place on Feb 8.