ECP delists Karachi LG polls' case.

KARACHI -- The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has delisted the case related to the Karachi local government (LG) elections, citing sources, media reported on Tuesday.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has changed the date of hearing of the Karachi LG polls' case. The commission fixed a new date for the hearing of Karachi LG polls case as it will be heard on November 15 instead of November 9.

On November 4, it was learnt that the election commission decided to take up the case pertaining to local government (LG) elections in Karachi on November 9.

It was decided in a meeting chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja. The meeting was also attended by ECP Secretary Omar Hamid Khan, Special Secretary Zafar Iqbal Hussain and other members of the commission.

The attendees were briefed about the Sindh government's report on holding local body elections in Karachi.

In its written response, the provincial government had stated the LG elections are not possible due to the unavailability of the required police force in Sindh. It was also pointed out that...