PPP leader Faisal Karim Kundi has said the party will field its own candidates for president, National Assembly speaker and Senate chairman.

Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, his said that the PPP has pledged support for the PML-N for the prime minister’s election because the country “cannot afford another election right now”, adding that there was “no other option”.

“We are a majority party in Balochistan currently, and the way we’re supporting political parties in Punjab and the Centre, we hope to receive the same support in Balochistan,” he said.

He added that PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will soon announce candidates for the position of chief minister in Balochistan and Sindh.