Warrants issued for presiding officers of LG polls

ECP whirrs into action after officers from 6 UCs skip hearings

KARACHI:

The Sindh chapter of the Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday issued warrants for presiding officers of six union councils of Keamari district for skipping hearings.

A three-member bench headed by Sindh member Nisar Durrani conducted the hearing of the allegations of rigging during the local government elections in the six UCs of Keamari district. The counsel for Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) said that the presiding officers were being prevented from appearing before the commission to testify under oath about the rigging during the LG elections.

“JI had won the election according to the results issued by presiding officers,” he argued. He added that the returning officers had appeared before the court but the presiding officers were being stopped from doing so. The ECP issued warrants for the presiding officers of UC-8 Mauripur Town, UC-8 Mirbahar Town, UC-7 Sultanabad, UC-5 Machhar Colony, UC-5 Shershah and Ward-1 of UC-4 of Chanesar Town.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 22^nd, 2023.