‘We’ll leave in February’

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul yesterday reaffirmed that the current administration will leave office in February, following the 13th national election.

"Election will be held in February, and we will leave in February," he told reporters at the Secretariat.

He added that the responsibility for holding the election rests with the government, not with any political party, and the administration is committed to the time-frame announced by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus.

"According to the chief adviser's announcement, we are determined to hold the election in February. Sir [Prof Yunus] is a globally recognised personality, and there is no scope for us to step back from his announcement," he added.

On the ongoing discussions about election timing, he said, "In our country, the traditional conversations regarding politics are still continuing the same way. There has not been much qualitative change in these discussions. Whoever says whatever about the timing of the election, it is part of the political process."

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