KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) rejected decision of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold Sindh Local Government (LG) polls on January 15. MQM leaders including Senator Faisal Sabzwari, former Law Minister Farogh Nasim, Farooq Sattar and others held press conference.

Sabzwari said that party was not fighting for its sake but for people of Karachi. "Number of seats stipulated for Korangi Town are not proportional to area's population," he added.

While mocking political opponents, Sabzwari said those who wanted elections at earliest were in hurry to see themselves on mayoral seat, adding that it would not benefit them. "We will go to every length for transparent delimitation," he added. No one among them, he said, moved courts against delimitation.  Naseem said that up to 30,000 union councils were created in area where MQM did not have support from masses, adding population of UCs was counted inaccurately.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 14 2023

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