Sindh govt appeals ECP to postpone NA-249 by-elections due to coronavirus
Last updated on: 20 April,2021 11:44 am
Sindh govt appeals ECP to postpone NA-249 by-elections due to coronavirus
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Sindh government on Tuesday has filed a petition in Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), requesting to postpone by-election in National Assembly (NA) constituency NA-249 Karachi that is scheduled to be held on April 29. The provincial government, in its plea, has adopted the stance that holding public gatherings and corner meetings amid increasing cases of coronavirus is dangerous. The government representative further appealed the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to defer the polling till reduction in the intensity of third COVID-19 wave. It is to be mentioned here that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had issued ticket to local official Amjad Afridi whereas Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had nominated Miftah Ismail for the by-election. The seat fell vacant after PTI leader Faisal Vawda resigned to participate in the Senate polls.