Federal Caretaker Law and Justice Minister Afzal Haider on Tuesday said the process of forming new governments at the federal and the provincial levels would be completed by mid of next month.
Talking to APP about results of the general elections, the minister said the caretaker government fulfilled its commitment of holding free, fair, and transparent elections, which proved credibility of the caretaker government. "We are happy over the results which is acceptable to all the political parties without any reservation," the minister said.
The world community especially foreign observers have appreciated results of the elections, terming it a free and fair poll process, he added. About the process of formation of new governments, Afzal Haider said the Election Commission of Pakistan would issue official notification of the final results of the newly elected members of the national and provincial assemblies according to the provisions of the Election laws.
After the issuance of official notification, the parties who have won elections will finalise their strategies regarding the formation of the governments, he said. The first session of the national and provincial assemblies would be convened for oath-taking of the newly elected members, he said.
Regarding the role of the caretaker government, the minister said: "We have completed our mandate regarding holding of elections. Now it depends on the leadership of the political parties and they should make efforts to form governments as soon as possible."
With the finalisation of the entire process of formation of new government, the caretakers will hand over the charge to the new governments. Commenting on holding of peaceful elections, Afzal Haider said: "Thanks to Allah Almighty, no unfortunate incident occurred on the polling day."