Chairing a meeting comprising members and officers of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Sindh chief secretary, Local Government secretaries and election commissioners of Punjab and Sindh, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan discussed the proposed schedule for Local Government Elections in Punjab and Sindh.
The Sindh CS, Punjab Local Government secretary and other participants briefed the commission on the preoccupation of provincial and district administrations in rehabilitation of the flood affected people and the law and order situation in general and particularly in Muharram.
An earnest thought was given to the schedule submitted before the apex court in the present scenario, especially regarding the issues of rains and floods, Muharram, Haj season, training of huge number of polling staff and up-gradation and printing of electoral rolls.
It was also pointed out that almost all official buildings i.e. schools, hospitals etc were occupied by the flood affected people and could not be used as polling stations.
The commission was also informed that more than one hundred appeals have been filed in Punjab and Sindh high courts regarding delimitations of constituencies which need to be disposed-off before issuance of election schedule for Local Government Elections in both the provinces.
It was also considered that in case of issuance of election schedule; corrections, insertions and deletion in the electoral rolls could not be made.
