LG elections on reserved seats to be held within one month: CM Murad
Pakistan
CM Murad congratulated all the successful candidates, irrespective of their party affiliation.
KARACHI (Dunya News) - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the conduct of free, fair, and peaceful local government (LG) elections in the second phase was the manifestation of his government’s commitment to the people of the province and to the democratic process.
He congratulated all the successful candidates, irrespective of their party affiliation.
Talking to media persons on Monday at the Expo Center, where he visited the Iranian Single Country Exhibition, the chief minister said that said that the LG elections on reserved seats would be held within a month to finalize the process.
Flanked by his Special Assistant on Investment Syed Qasim Naveed, the CM appreciated and thanked law enforcement agencies, including Police, Rangers, FC, and Army for providing security during the elections.
Talking about the delay in announcement of results, the CM said, “Some people are giving the impression that the provincial government is causing a delay in the issuance of elections result. As a matter of fact, my government has nothing to do with counting and announcing results. It is the job and the responsibility of the Election Commission, and I have already communicated with them [EC] on this issue.”
The chief minister said that he had also spoken with Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman and told him that it was not only his party [Jamat-e-Islami] that was not receiving results, it was the same for the PPP.
He said that Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Shah was constantly in touch with Hafiz Naeem and others, and they all were trying to get the results at the earliest. Murad also thanked the people of Sindh for reposing confidence in the PPP.
