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LB polls before general elections: Zardari

Dunya News

President has said local bodies polls will be held at all costs before general elections.

President Zardari says PPP will form alliance with the coalition parties in general elections.Members of Sindh Peoples Party Core Committee held a meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari and discussed relations with allied parties‚ political situation of the province as well as Local Bodies elections.President Zardari said PPP will form alliance with the allied parties to contest the up-coming general elections hoping that it will again emerge as the majority party and form new government at center and the provinces.He said local bodies elections will be held at all costs before general elections. He said a bill relating to local body system will be passed by the Sindh Provincial Assembly within two months.Meanwhile, a three-member committee headed by Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah was formed to resolve the issue of local bodies system.