News Desk
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday rejected the Sindh government’s request to postpone the second phase of local government (LG) polls in Sindh (Karachi and Hyderabad division) and declared that the elections in Karachi and Hyderabad would be held on January 15 as scheduled earlier.
A five-member bench led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja contemplated the pleas/notification of the Sindh government calling for the postponement of local government elections in Karachi division, Hyderabad division, two tehsils of Dadu, Khairpur Nathan, and Mehar which were scheduled to be held on Jan 15. The commission rejected the provincial government’s petition to defer local body polls.
ECP preparations for LG polls
Meanwhile, ECP also maintained the commission has completed all its preparations including printing of the ballot papers. The election commission also decided to ask the interior ministry to deploy army troops/rangers to the most sensitive polling stations to provide a peaceful environment for voters to cast their vote freely and in accordance with their conscious.
