LG polls: ECP issues notice to Sindh govt over code violation.

KARACHI -- The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued a notice to the Sindh government over code violation during local government (LG) polls in Karachi and Hyderabad, ARY News reported on Sunday.

According to an ECP spokesperson, the election commission has sent a notice to the ruling party of Sindh through the Chief Secretary for violating the code of conduct during LG polls in Karachi and Hyderabad.

As per details, the provincial government violate the code of conduct by running advertisement campaigns for their candidates during the polling process.

It is pertinent to mention here that the counting of votes is underway after the conclusion of the second phase of LG polls in 16 districts.

Meanwhile, the polling process started late in various districts including Karachi, while there are reports of low voter turnout. During the polling, several incidents of disputes and irregularities among political parties took place at different polling stations, on which action were also taken by the Election Commission.

Moreover, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

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