The Election Commission of Pakistan on Monday transferred the provincial election commissioners of Sindh and Balochistan.

In a notification, the ECP transferred Balochistan Election Commissioner (EC) Sharifullah to Sindh while the latter’s Election Commissioner Ijaz Anwar Chohan has been posted to Balochistan.

It is pertinent to mention that MQM-P raised concerns over delimitation in Hyderabad. Members of the MQM-P coordination committee criticised the ECP for what they said carrying out delimitations to favour the PPP in Hyderabad.

They accused the ECP of working as the “B-team of the PPP” and called for undoing unjust and unfair delimitations in Hyderabad’s constituencies.

Later, several parties including PML-N and MQM-P criticised the final delimitation of electoral constituencies in Sindh and demanded that the provincial election commissioner be removed from his position.

On December 8, Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja assured that the schedule for the upcoming general elections on February 8, 2024, will be issued in the coming days.

Speaking to local newspaper Dawn, a senior official from the ECP said the schedule is likely to be announced on December 14.

Read: Election schedule likely to be released on Dec 14

He said that the Election Commission is busy preparing for the general elections. The printing and transmission of the final electoral rolls has been completed while the notification of DRO, RO, and Assistant Officers will be done in a few days.