Days after the date for general elections was fixed in Pakistan, the United States government has said it is \u2018focused\u2019 on making sure fair elections take place in the country. During a regular press briefing on Monday, State Department\u2019s Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said that the people of Pakistan should be able to assess who they think was a good candidate in the election. \u201cAgain, don\u2019t have an assessment on the makeup of candidates or the representation of any specific political party. That is for the people of Pakistan to decide,\u201d Patel said in response to a question about Imran Khan being in jail as elections approach. However, he added that the US wanted to ensure and support fair elections in the interest of the people of Pakistan. \u201cOur focus continues to be on ensuring and supporting that there are free and fair elections that are conducted in a way for the benefit of the Pakistani people,\u201d Patel said. In an earlier press briefing, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller had said that the US does not take any position regarding elections in the country and does not support any political party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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