Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan may part ways with the federal government if the local bodies elections take place in Sindh tomorrow (Jan 15) as per the schedule, it emerged on Saturday.
The Rabita (coordination) Committee of the party is currently holding an emergent consultation to mull all available options.
Media reports suggest that the party is certain on reacting sternly on the Election Commission's decision to hold the elections despite their reservations expressed with Sindh government.
According to MQM-P spokesperson, the party would "go to any length" against the current delimitations.
Additionally, MQM-P and PPP are consulting on the next step after the top electoral authority's decision.
The Election Commission has once again rejected Sindh government’s concerns with respect to the local government elections, saying the polls will take place in the province tomorrow (Jan 15) as planned.
Earlier today (Jan 14) Sindh government asked the top electoral authority again to postpone elections over security threats to the political leaders.
The ECP, in an official communiqué, asked the provincial authorities to ensure “foolproof preparations for peaceful elections.”
In a presser late on Thursday night, Memon announced that the polls scheduled for Sunday wouldn’t be held for Karachi and Hyderabad divisions.
He had also said that polls in seven districts of Sindh – Tando Allahyar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Thatta, Badin, Sujawal, and Jamshoro – would go ahead as scheduled.
The minister had said that the notification to hold elections on the basis of the existing delimitations had been withdrawn as per the demand of coalition partner MQM-P, which had serious reservations on it.
MQM-Pakistan had rejected delimitation of local government constituencies, terming them “unjustified”, and had demanded the withdrawal of the notification.
The decision to postpone local bodies elections in two divisions of Sindh came after an emergency meeting of the Pakistan Peoples Party, presided by party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and attended by Sindh chief minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, provincial ministers and the district presidents of the party’s Karachi chapter, among other party leaders.
The local bodies’ polls in the province have been delayed for a prolonged period of time, while Karachi continues to suffer in terms of development, planning, and other aspects.
The Rabita (coordination) Committee of the party is currently holding an emergent consultation to mull all available options.
Media reports suggest that the party is certain on reacting sternly on the Election Commission's decision to hold the elections despite their reservations expressed with Sindh government.
According to MQM-P spokesperson, the party would "go to any length" against the current delimitations.
Additionally, MQM-P and PPP are consulting on the next step after the top electoral authority's decision.
The Election Commission has once again rejected Sindh government’s concerns with respect to the local government elections, saying the polls will take place in the province tomorrow (Jan 15) as planned.
Earlier today (Jan 14) Sindh government asked the top electoral authority again to postpone elections over security threats to the political leaders.
The ECP, in an official communiqué, asked the provincial authorities to ensure “foolproof preparations for peaceful elections.”
In a presser late on Thursday night, Memon announced that the polls scheduled for Sunday wouldn’t be held for Karachi and Hyderabad divisions.
He had also said that polls in seven districts of Sindh – Tando Allahyar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Thatta, Badin, Sujawal, and Jamshoro – would go ahead as scheduled.
The minister had said that the notification to hold elections on the basis of the existing delimitations had been withdrawn as per the demand of coalition partner MQM-P, which had serious reservations on it.
MQM-Pakistan had rejected delimitation of local government constituencies, terming them “unjustified”, and had demanded the withdrawal of the notification.
The decision to postpone local bodies elections in two divisions of Sindh came after an emergency meeting of the Pakistan Peoples Party, presided by party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and attended by Sindh chief minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, provincial ministers and the district presidents of the party’s Karachi chapter, among other party leaders.
The local bodies’ polls in the province have been delayed for a prolonged period of time, while Karachi continues to suffer in terms of development, planning, and other aspects.