Afghan President Hamid Karzai is coming under pressure for the inauguration of new Parliament, elections for which was held on 18th September. Final results for the elections were announced last week and around 80 MPs demanded that lower house of Parliament be inaugurated at the earliest. President Hamid Karzai has responded by saying that he is bound by the provisions of constitution and will abide by it. Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq, a prominent MP, asserted that elections have been transparent and MPs should get to work. Another MP said the inauguration should not be delayed as Parliament has to carry important business including approval of six ministerial posts. However, those who have lost are still pinning their hopes on investigations carried out by Attorney General Office into alleged irregularities during elections. Election commission has maintained that results announced are final and will not be changed. The commission had nullified around a quarter of votes cast on charges of fraud which invited criticism from several candidates. UN and US had given their backing to the final results saying country’s election commission has done commendable job under difficult circumstances.