Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, the prime minister, stated on Monday that there was currently no compelling reason to postpone the general elections , reaffirming the government’s commitment to conducting free and fair elections. In an interview, the prime minister stated that the candidates were canvassing and that by the evening of February 8, the day of the nation’s general elections, all the rumours will be put to rest. In response to the standard accusations of election tampering, he stated that in order to learn from the past, the parliament must rectify all of the legal, administrative, and Election Commission shortcomings. He claimed that electoral activity would be freely observed and reported by the observers.