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A senior Election Commission official said that it has finalised a new date. He indicated it would not be before the second week of February, but refused to disclose the exact schedule before the formal announcement on Thursday.
The killing of former Prime Minister Bhutto thrust Pakistan into crisis and triggered three days of nationwide riots that killed 58 people and caused tens of millions of dollars in damage. Bhutto's home province of Sindh was especially hard hit and the army was deployed on the streets. Ten election offices were burned.
"We need at least one month to make arrangements to hold free and fair elections after the damage caused to our offices in the Sindh province," the official said, adding that the commission had already consulted the main political parties about the delay in the polls. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to disclose the decision.
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