Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah said on Sunday his government was ready to hold Local Bodies polls under the Supreme Court’s directives.
Chairing a meeting at the Chief Minister’s House, he instructed the Revenue Department and the local government to make arrangements in this regard.
The meeting was attended by Local Government Minister Owais Muzafar, Information Minister Sharjeel Memon, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sikandar Mendhro, Chief Secretary Aijaz Chaudhry, Local Government Secretary Ali Ahmed and Advocate General Khalid Javaid Khan.
The CM said his government was ready to hold LB elections as soon as possible. He said all arrangements were being made as per directives of the Supreme Court.
He said that as per 140-A of the constitution the provincial governments were held responsible for making law and delimitation for local government, adding that Sindh was the first province which passed the Sindh Local Government Act-2013 and was fulfilling all requisitions required for holding of LB polls.
He said that it was the responsibility of Election Commission of Pakistan to conduct LB elections at earliest and the Sindh government would provide assistance in this regard. The meeting expressed its satisfaction over the arrangements.
The CM directed the officials of the Local Government and Revenue Department to complete the delimitation process before the commitment made in the court.
The chief minister also ordered the Local Government secretary to conduct a pilot project at district level and to ensure that there should be no hurdles in voting once the delimitation is completed. The CM also directed the administrators concerned to provide full assistance to the people.
