BBC News | In pictures: Pakistan Supreme Court and the president , Mohammad Azam, Banker

Mohammad Azam, Banker

The Pakistani Supreme Court has authorised presidential elections to go ahead on 6 October. The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan gauges the reaction of ordinary people in Islamabad.

Banker Mohammad Azam welcomed the ruling. "We know what would have happened if it had gone against the president. An emergency would have been enforced."


In pictures: Pakistan Supreme Court and the president

	Mohammad Azam, Banker The Pakistani Supreme Court has authorised presidential elections to go ahead on 6 October. The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan gauges the reaction of ordinary people in Islamabad. Banker Mohammad Azam welcomed the ruling. "We know what would have happened if it had gone against the president. An emergency would have been enforced."