Talking to a private television channel, Kaira said he was not expecting general elections during the year as all the parties were in favour of a stable democratic system in the country. The PPP-led government would complete its five-year tenure, he added.

He rejected the allegations of horse-trading in Senate elections.

Replying to a question, he said the funds distributed among the senators of Balochistan were meant for development projects in the province.

Qamar Zaman Kaira said that there was a need of concerted efforts by all the stakeholdres to resolve the issues of Balochistan.

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