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Published 04 Dec, 2023 11:38am

MQM-P delegation arrives at ECP to discuss delimitations

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM-P) delegation has reached the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) office to meet Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Raja Sultan on Monday.

The MQM-P delegation headed by Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui will discuss the party’s reservations regarding final delimitation and the Sindh election commissioner.

MQMP has reservations regarding the final delimitation list of national and provincial assembly constituencies notified by the ECP.

According to the sources, the delegation would also demand the Sindh election commissioner to be removed.

MQM-P raised concern 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.

On Dec 1, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued the final constituency list containing the number of National Assembly (NA) and the Provincial Assembly (PA) seats.

The ECP spokesperson said in a statement that two special tribunals wrapped up 1,324 objections to the delimitations. There will be 266 NA and 593 PA seats across Pakistan.

It is pertinent to mention here that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) earlier announced that general elections would be held in the last week of January 2024.

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