MQM's announcement of boycott of local elections

The efforts of the federal government and the PPP to celebrate the unity are in vain

Press Conference of MQM Leaders 

 

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan has announced a boycott of local body elections in Karachi and Hyderabad today.

Negotiations between MQM-Pakistan and PPP are ongoing in the Governor House, in which Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and other leaders besides legal experts are also participating.

MQM Pakistan has held several rounds of negotiations in the Governor's House, but so far has not been able to decide whether to participate in the local body elections or not.

There is intense pressure on MQM Pakistan from the federal government and PPP to participate in the local body elections, both sides have advised not to leave the field empty and not care about the results.

MQM aspirants Even the election cell was unable to prepare, mock leaders of the MQM are adamant about boycotting the election but are afraid to make their final decision public, and there are a lot of leaders and workers in Bahadurabad. Pakistan is in a state of disarray. exists as well.

MQM Pakistan objected to the constituencies and announced that they will not allow local elections to be held on January 15. The results of any elections held will not be accepted.

The Coordinating Committee of Muttahida Qaumi Movement has held several meetings since last day for the decision regarding the local body elections, still the process of consultation between the party leaders is going on.

At the MQM Pakistan meeting, Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Wasim Akhtar, Faisal Sabzwari, Mustafa Kamal, Dr. Farooq Sattar, and other leaders are present.

Sources of MQM say that the party will participate in the local elections despite all reservations, the majority of the coordination committee members have given the opinion not to leave the field empty.

Mustafa Kamal, on the other hand, claims that the situation is currently being resolved and that he will let you know as soon as it is.

MQM Pakistan has called the legal team for consultation, which will be consulted on various aspects.

It should be noted that MQM Pakistan strongly objected to the constituencies and demanded to stop polling in Karachi, Hyderabad and other parts in the second phase of local body elections in Sindh.

The Sindh government had written a letter to the Election Commission of Pakistan based on the concerns of the MQM Pakistan and asked them to postpone the election, but the ECP had announced that the election would be held on January 15 at the appointed time in Karachi and Hyderabad.