Pakistan in combat over election delay with lower than a month to go

ISLAMABAD — Calls from a number of gamers to delay Pakistan’s upcoming common election threaten what’s left of the nation’s fragile democracy, consultants say, although many anticipate the polls will go forward in the long run.

The clearest push for a postponement thus far got here final Friday, when the Senate handed a decision urging the federal government to place off the Feb. 8 vote on account of safety considerations. Molana Fazal ur Rehman, Pakistan’s main Islamist politician, additionally endorsed the decision.