Pakistan elections delayed until February 18

1.18.55pm UTC (GMT +0000) Wed 2nd Jan 2008

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It has been announced that the Pakistani Parliamentary elections have been postponed for 40 days until February 18. This is clearly a good move, delaying the elections but not by too long was a clearly needed move after the murder of Bhutto last week.

Qazi Mohammad Farooq, the chief election commissioner, told a news conference that his representatives in Pakistan's four provinces had reported a "tense" situation, saying their regions were not ready for next week's polls.