Sindh govt appeals ECP to postpone NA-249 by-elections due to coronavirus

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 05 Jan 2023

KARACHI: Sindh government on Tuesday has filed a petition in the 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 to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to defer the polling till a reduction in the intensity of the third COVID-19 wave.

It is to be mentioned here that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had issued the 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.