ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) proposed new dates for holding Local Bodies (LB) polls before the Supreme Court yesterday.
During proceedings of the delimitations case, the ECP stated that LB elections in Punjab and Sindh should be delayed as time was required for the printing of ballot papers. The ECP recommended that LB polls in Sindh should be held on February 23 and in Punjab on March 13. Local Bodies elections in Sindh had been scheduled to take place on January 18 in Sindh and on the 30th of the month in Punjab.
Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani remarked that LB polls should not be delayed for an indefinite period. The court also approved appeals against the decisions of the Sindh and Punjab High Courts over delimitations.
KARACHI: The Governor of Sindh, Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan, yesterday expressed his satisfaction over the ongoing targeted operation citing “significant decrease” in target killings and kidnappings for ransom and hoped that Karachi will soon turn into a ‘crime-free’ city.
“Earlier, around 26 cases of kidnapping for ransom were reported daily. Now, the number has gone down to one or two cases a day. Target killing is also under control. Soon the government will overcome all kinds of crime,” he said during the National Security Workshop held under National Defence University at the Governor House, said an official statement.
Islamabad: Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain met here yesterday Marie Amano, Secretary-General of the Asian productivity Organization (APO)
Discussions during the meeting dealt with the APO’s activities and projects aimed at improving productivity in various sectors of Pakistan’s economy.
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