ECP to hear JI's plea against 'rigging' in Sindh LG polls on Jan 25.

KARACHI -- The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will hear Jamat-e-Islami's (JI) plea against rigging and incorrect count in the second phase of the local government (LG) polls in Sindh on January 25, it said in a statement, which earlier scheduled for January 23.

JI had filed complaints regarding rigging and incorrect vote count in six union councils of Karachi and demanded action against the district returning officers (DRO) and returning officers (RO) involved.

The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), with 91 seats, emerged as the single largest party in the LG polls held in Karachi on January 15. JI, with 88 seats, remained the second biggest party, with PTI in the third position with 40 seats.

The PML-N secured seven, JUI-F three, and the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), independent candidates and others ended up with two UCs each.

Separately, JI leader Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman, in a press conference in Karachi, accused the PPP of post-poll rigging and demanded to halt the recounting process in all controversial UCs.

The JI leader claimed that the Sindh government influenced the electoral staff to tamper results in PPP's favour. He urged the PTI to not file recount applications, claiming that the PPP would use it to their advantage and steal Karachi's mandate.

"The ballot boxes from all objected UCs should be sent to the ECP office and recounted in the ECP officials' presence,"...

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