LG polls to be held on October 23 in Karachi
A woman casts her vote at a polling station during Pakistan’s general election on July 25, 2018.
Elections were postponed due to floods caused by monsoon rains.
Polling will be held on October 23 in all the districts of Karachi Division.
ECP says that the report is being sought to finalize the date of municipal elections in Hyderabad.
KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday announced the revised schedule for local body elections in the port city.
It was with the election body. Postponed Local government elections due to catastrophic floods from monsoon rains. Earlier, the elections were to be held on August 28.
According to the spokesperson of ECP, local body elections will be held in all the districts of Karachi Division on October 23.
The Commission said that a report is being sought from the Sindh Election Commissioner to fix the date of local body elections in Hyderabad.
The Sindh government requested the Election Commission to postpone the elections.
gave Sindh Govt had written a letter to the Provincial Election Commission of Pakistan requesting to postpone the elections in view of the forecast of monsoon rains in the province next week.
Sixteen deputy commissioners asked to postpone the election for the next 45 days, but the Central DC of Karachi recommended holding the poll.
Sindh Election Commissioner Ejaz Anwar Chauhan had said that rainwater is still accumulating in various districts of Karachi, which has also affected the polling stations in these areas.
The Provincial Election Commissioners have sought reports from DCs and Regional Election Commissioners regarding rain stations.
In a letter sent to the ECP, the government had said that it had suffered a loss of Rs 450 billion as the rains wreaked havoc across the province. “Damage continues as the Pakistan Meteorological Department warns of another heavy spell of rain starting August 23, 2022.”
It added that administrative and law enforcement machinery is engaged in rescue and relief operations in the affected districts.
He added, “Election security in Hyderabad and Karachi regions warrants the deployment of security personnel from other districts and regions who are already struggling to maintain law and order and provide relief to the victims.” are.”
The letter said that redirecting resources to conduct the second phase of LG elections and ensuring access to polling stations could further exacerbate the devastation caused by the disaster.
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