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Islamabad: General elections in Pakistan have been delayed until February 18 in the wake of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, the chief election commissioner said on Wednesday.
“In the light of the circumstances, the new date for general elections is 18 February 2008 instead of January 8," chief election commissioner Qazi Mohammad Farooq told a news conference.
Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf is expected to mention the change of poll date in an address the nation at 7pm UAE time.
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