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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 1 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Monday said that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has rejected the federal government's bid to delay the upcoming polls in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) due to COVID-19.
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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Monday said that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has rejected the federal government s bid to delay the upcoming polls in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) due to COVID-19. Pakistan s coronavirus-monitoring body, National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Sunday suggested postponing the upcoming PoK elections by two months. In a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner of PoK, the NCOC stated that due to the rise in the number of coronavirus cases in the country, the polls should be delayed, citing a possible spread of the virus due to large political gatherings. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Ashraf stressed that the PPP would not let the government steal the people s mandate, reported The News International. PPP rejects the decision to delay and rig the elections, he said.