Source: The New York Times

Elections to fill vacant legislative seats will be delayed by two months, to Aug. 18 from June 18, the Election Commission announced. Election officials said the postponement was necessary because of security concerns in North-West Frontier Province and the presentation of the federal budget in June. Members of the governing coalition of political parties, who were harshly critical of the decision, vowed to challenge it in the Supreme Court. Siddiqul Farooq of the Pakistan Muslim League-N, part of the coalition, called the delay a conspiracy by President Pervez Musharraf.

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Tags: Coalition, Elections, Goverment, NWFP, PML-N