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  • Dec 1st, 2012
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The Secretary of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) met with leaders of various political parties to discuss delimitation of constituencies in the Sindh metropolis. Secretary ECP Ishtiaque Ahmed later told media persons that he would be meeting with leaders of 10 political parties, adding that he had already met with representatives of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Awami National Party and Jamaat-i-Islami.

He added that all political parties should submit their suggestions regarding the delimitation of constituencies within a week to the ECP. The PML-N delegation, which met the ECP Secretary, was led by Salim Zia. After the meeting, Zia said that his party had full confidence in the Chief Election Commissioner and the ECP Secretary, but the same could not be said about the Election Commissioner in Sindh.

Zia said that if police, Rangers and administration were to be rendered helpless on election day, there was no point in holding elections in Karachi. Earlier, ANP leaders Bashir Jan and Ameer Nawab held talks with the ECP Secretary. The ANP leaders assured of their party's full support to the Election Commission on the issue. Following the meeting, Bashir Jan said that his party's demand to delimit the city's constituencies had been approved. He said that recommendations in this regard would be submitted within three days. The ECP Secretary also met a delegation of PPP. The delegation included Taj Haider, Najmi Alam and Lal Bakhsh Bhutto.

Copyright Independent News Pakistan, 2012


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