Pakistan Polls To Take Place On February 8 Despite Spike In Violence

Polls in Pakistan are often marred by violence, with candidates and rallies targeted by terrorist groups as well as over personal vendettas.

Pakistan's elections will go ahead as planned, the interior minister said Thursday, after the country's vote body held a meeting with government and intelligence officials to discuss a spike in violence.

Polls in Pakistan are often marred by violence, with candidates and rallies targeted by terrorist groups as well as over personal vendettas.

"Elections will take place on the 8th of February," Gohar Ijaz, the caretaker interior minister, said.