Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammadmian Soomro said Friday "elections stand as they were announced." He said any decision to delay the January 8 vote will only be made after consultation with all political parties.
Speculation the elections could be postponed follows the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto Thursday in Rawalpindi.
The killing has prompted another opposition leader, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, to announce his party will boycott the elections
Sharif says the attack shows that Pakistan cannot hold free and fair elections under President Pervez Musharraf. He says there can be no peace under his leadership.
Meanwhile, violent protests over Ms. Bhutto's assassination continue in several cities.
President Musharraf has blamed terrorists for the attack and vowed to root out Islamic extremism in Pakistan.