Nov 19 , 2015
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Zardari says election postponement conspiracy against PPP
KARACHI - Former President and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday lashed out at Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for last-minute postponement of local bodies’ elections in 81 union councils in Sindh.
“Deferment of local government elections in last minutes is a conspiracy to deprive PPP of public support,” Zardari said in a statement.
“This decision is an attempt to save political orphans from defeat,” he said. “It was People’s Party that made election commission an autonomous institution, but now the commission’s reigns are in hands of someone else,” he claimed.
Zardari’s statement followed ECP secretary’s announcement that second phase municipal elections would not be held in 81 union councils (UCs) of Sindh on Thursday.
Polling continued today in 14 districts of Sindh and 12 of Punjab amid tight security arrangements and sporadic incidents of violence.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk