Karachi: Muhttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan delegation will meet Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) high-ups today amid ongoing consultations regarding general elections.

Sources said that MQM-P delegation led by Dr Farooq Sattar will meet ECP high-ups. Delegation members include Javed Hanif, Izharul Hassan, Sadiq Iftikhar and Farhan Chishti.

In upcoming meeting, discussions will be held on delimitations, election code, schedule and electoral lists. Political party will raise its concerns over old delimitations and electoral lists besides tabling its recommendations for new delimitations.

Sources added that MQM-P will urge ECP to revise delimitations and voter lists before organising general elections. Earlier in day, Convener Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui demanded transparent elections with fresh delimitation of constituencies in line with census 2023.

“General elections should be held following fresh delimitation of constituencies,” MQM-Pakistan convener said while addressing presser alongside party leaders Farooq Sattar and Mustafa Kamal.

MQM-P leader said that Karachi needs transparent elections at earliest, but on same hand, Siddiqui said, “If delimitation of constituencies took weeks or months, it is not bad deal.”

“In previous elections, fake representatives were imposed on city,” Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said, adding that this time elections needed to be fair, transparent, impartial, and acceptable to all.

Dr Farooq Sattar lashed out at rulers on inflated power bills and rising inflation. “People are becoming rebels and this country is heading towards civil disobedience,” he added.

If this trend continues, “State within state” will be created, he continued.

Published in The Daily National Courier, August, 28 2023

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