Caretaker Federal Minister for Information Murtaza Solangi says that speculations regarding the elections should be avoided, foreign media are already present in Pakistan to cover the elections.
While holding a press conference in Islamabad along with Secretary Information Shaheera Shahid and senior officials of the Ministry of Information, Murtaza Solangi said that 49 visas have been issued to observers and foreign journalists.
He said that 24 applications from the New Delhi High Commission are under consideration for visas, 25 observer visas from the UK are in process, eight from Russia while applications from Canada and Japan are also under consideration.
The caretaker information minister said that accreditation cards have been issued to more than 6,000 observers and journalists.
He said that the observers have been issued permits for Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.