ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday announced that local government (LG) elections in Karachi and Hyderabad will be held on January 15, 2023.
A five-member ECP bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja issued the orders. The ECP had earlier reserved its verdict on the plea on November 15.
The Sindh government, Chief Secretary, and Inspector General have been directed to provide a sufficient number of security personnel for election duty at the polling stations, offices of district returning officers (DROs), returning officers (ROs), polling staff, and transportation of polling material to and from the offices of the ROs.
The ECP directed the federal government through the Interior Ministry’s Secretary to provide a sufficient number of security personnel from other law enforcement agencies.