JI moves SHC for LG elections on 11 constituencies.

Jamat-e-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Tuesday moved the Sindh High Court (SHC) against the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for not holding local government (LG) elections on 11 constituencies of the city.

The plea stated that Karachi's LG parliament was left incomplete due to the ECP's lackluster approach towards holding elections in the constituencies adding that it was adding to the people's worries. 'The court must order the ECP to release the schedule for the elections', the plea added.

Talking to the media, he said we were invoking our constitutional right and the SHC should issue its verdict. 'The JI will stage a...

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