Islamabad: (Staff Reporter) The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced January 15 as the date for local bodies elections in Karachi. Verdict by ECP, the local government elections in Karachi and Hyderabad will be held on the said date 15th January, 2023.
According to the source, the federal government and the ministry of interior should provide law enforcement personnel, while the Chief Secretary and IG Sindh should appoint security personnel.
Furthermore the Sindh High Court (SHC) had also directed the Election Commission to issue the schedule for the local body’s polls in Karachi and Hyderabad within the time span of two weeks. SHC had reserved judgment on the petitions of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) related to local government elections in the two cities.
Moreover in the judgment, the court ordered that the Election Commission should announce the schedule of the local elections and further directed the Chief Secretary Sindh to ensure the provision of security to ECP.
Meanwhile it may be recalled that the second phase of local bodies polls in Sindh was to be held on July 24, but the Sindh government excused for not providing security due to the lack of police force pertaining to the flood situation in the country.
Later, the date of local body’s elections was fixed on August 28 and as it did not take place on that date, the date was once again set on October 23, but the elections were postponed for the third time.
