LG elections in Karachi, Hyderabad in doldrums as Sindh withdraws delimitations' notifications.

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD -- Sindh government Friday withdrew all the notifications about delimitations of local councils in Karachi division and Hyderabad district. The decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of the Sindh cabinet chaired by chief minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in Karachi. According to a notification issued in Karachi the sub-committee of the cabinet will reconsider and approve fresh notifications about delimitations. The second phase of local government elections will, however, take place as per schedule in all areas except Karachi division and Hyderabad district. The Sindh government has also written a letter to the provincial election commission for rescheduling of local government elections in Mehar and Khairpur Nathan Shah talkuas of Dadu districts that were badly damaged in floods. Meanwhile a delegation of MQM Pakistan led by Dr Farooq Sattar called on Sindh chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in Karachi and thanked the Sindh government for its decisions about delimitations of local councils. On the other hand, the MQM-P on Friday reiterated that the local body (LB) elections in Karachi and Hyderabad could not be held until new delimitation, but at the same time, it did not rule out its participation. 'If despite our concerns, the elections do take place, then we will not boycott them. However, we will not accept the results of the elections,' MQM-P spokesperson Ahsan Ghauri told a private TV channel. The MQM-P's announcement came hours after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) decided to hold local government polls in Karachi and Hyderabad as per schedule on January 15, rejecting the Sindh government's request to postpone the elections. Raising questions over the size of the population in different constituencies, the MQM-P leader further said that as per the...

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