Municipal Elections: There Are Serious Terror Threats in Karachi, Reports

Briefing to the Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan by Police and Sensitive Institutions

Intelligence agencies say that there are serious threats of terrorism during local elections in Karachi, PPP candidates are the most vulnerable in attackers list, suicide attacks may also occur.

The police and sensitive institutions in Karachi have briefed the Secretary Election Commission that there are serious threats of terrorism during the municipal elections in Shahr Quaid.

The intelligence agencies said in the briefing that the biggest threats are to the candidates of the People's Party, the banned terrorist organization had threatened the People's Party and the Muslim League-Nawaz in the last few days, the candidates from 241 UCs of the PPP. Participating in the election.

The intelligence agencies have told the Secretary Election Commission that there may be a suicide attack during local elections in Karachi, terrorist organizations may also act in other ways.

IG Sindh has said in his briefing that 68,000 police personnel will perform election duty in Karachi and Hyderabad.

It should be noted that the polling for local body elections in Karachi will be held on January 15. The Election Commission of Pakistan has already rejected the objection on MQM's constituencies and the Sindh government's request to postpone the postal elections. 

Prime Minister and Asif Zardari contacted Khalid Maqbool, assured to resolve the issue

I Hope Zardari will fulfill his promise, convener MQM

Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui was communicated by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and former President Asif Ali Zardari and discussed other matters including local body elections in Karachi and Hyderabad. The MQM convener says that the matter has been assured to be resolved by tonight.

Former President Asif Zardari contacted Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui over the issue of reservations on local body elections and constituencies in Karachi and Hyderabad and assured progress on the issue till tonight.

Asif Zardari assured the MQM leaders to resolve the matter through understanding.

The former president was thanked by Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui for his call.

The former president was thanked by Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui for his call.

Leaders of MQM say that there is hope to implement the decisions of the Sindh Cabinet.

After Asif Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also contacted MQM convener Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and assured to remove the concerns of MQM Pakistan.

MQM convener Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui while talking informally to journalists outside Bahadurabad Center said that Asif Ali Zardari was contacted and there was a positive discussion, I hope Zardari fulfills his promise.

The convener of MQM Pakistan clarified that if the demands are not met, the party leadership will sit again after 2 hours, in which the action plan will be decided.

Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui meeting with Sindh Governor

MQM Pakistan Convener Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui along with members of the Coordination Committee reached the Governor House and met Sindh Governor Kamran Tesori.

Amin-ul-Haq's talk

Federal Minister Aminul Haq says that if he is in a position to tell something, he will definitely tell, the situation will be clear in the next two to three hours, the option of resignations was considered, but things are progressing in a better way.

He further said that Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has also discussed with the Prime Minister, tomorrow's general workers meeting will not be held in view of security concerns.

Saturday meeting of MQM postponed

The spokesperson of MQM Pakistan says that the meeting of the party to be held tomorrow (Saturday) has been postponed due to unavoidable reasons, the meeting was supposed to be held at MC ground of PIB.

According to the spokesman, the new date of the meeting will be announced later.