Pakistan's President Announces General Elections for July 25
- National Assembly, provincial lawmakers will face voters
- Hussain formally signs document approving date for election
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Pakistan’s president on Saturday approved the prime minister’s plan to hold general elections on July 25, according to reports from the Lahore-based newspaper the Nation and Agence France Presse.
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who became prime minister in August, had previously said on May 14 that elections would be held that month, but hadn’t specified a date. The Election Commission of Pakistan had proposed holding the vote between July 25 and July 27.