Petition in SHC seeks local bodies' elections without further ado.

KARACHI -- A petition seeking directives for the Sindh government and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold local bodies' elections in the province without delay was filed in the Sindh High Court (SHC). The petition said the local bodies all over the province have completed their tenure yet mayors, deputy mayors, chairmen of union councils and others have been discharging their duties in utter disregard for the country's constitution. It claimed local government elections are not being conducted deliberately and pleaded with the court to order the electoral...

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