New polls to be held in NA-250
Election Commission of Pakistan announces polls will be held again in 42 stations of NA-250.
Women wait outside DHA Model School in Phase 4 to exercise their right to vote, but the polling station was not opened at its stipulated time. PHOTO: MOHAMMAD NOMAN/EXPRESS
KARACHI:
After complaints of rigging, the Election Commission of Pakistan announced that 42 polling stations in the NA-250 constituency will hold polls again, Express News reported.
The polling process in the constituency was heavily delayed due to the absence of staff and ballot papers. The ECP took notice of this and extended polls till 8pm.
Central leader of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Firdous Shamim Naqvi said earlier that the caretaker government of Sindh and Provincial Election Commission of Pakistan have failed to hold free and fair elections in Karachi.
After complaints of rigging, the Election Commission of Pakistan announced that 42 polling stations in the NA-250 constituency will hold polls again, Express News reported.
The polling process in the constituency was heavily delayed due to the absence of staff and ballot papers. The ECP took notice of this and extended polls till 8pm.
Central leader of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Firdous Shamim Naqvi said earlier that the caretaker government of Sindh and Provincial Election Commission of Pakistan have failed to hold free and fair elections in Karachi.