ISLAMABAD: Mahmood Khan Achakzai, the candidate of the Sunni Ittehad Council(SIC) in the presidential election, demanded the postponement of the presidential election.

Mahmood Khan Achakzai, head of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, has also written a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) regarding the postponement of the presidential election.

Mahmood Khan Achakzai has said in his letter that many reserved seats of national and provincial assemblies are still vacant and the election should be postponed until the Electoral College is completed.

It should be remembered that the Election Commission of Pakistan(ECP) announced the presidential election on March 9, for which the nomination papers of Asif Ali Zardari of the Pakistan People’s Party and Mahmood Khan Achakzai of the Sunni Ittehad Council have been approved.

The statement of Maulana Fazal ur Rehman, the head of Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI), also surfaced in this regard, in which he said that he wishes to vote for Mahmood Khan Achakzai in the presidential election, but the party’s decision is obligatory that he does not vote.

On the other hand, Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan has decided to vote for Pakistan People’s Party candidate Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential election.

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Earlier,  President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday was presented a farewell guard of honor at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, marking the culmination of his term.