The Sindh government on Monday once again requested the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to postpone the second phase of local body elections in the province, including Karachi and Hyderabad, by three months.
Earlier, the electoral body had announced to hold the second phase of local body elections in the province on October 23.
A letter written by the Sindh Police Chief to the provincial government has cited the lack of police force to perform security duties during the polling exercise.
Sindh Police Inspector General (IG) Ghulam Nabi Memon said that the police force is deployed on the highways amid disastrous conditions.
He said that more than 18,000 personnel of the police force will not be available for duty on election day.
Therefore, he urged the government to ensure the postponement of the local body elections for at least three months.
The Sindh government has sent the IG’s report to the ECP who will take a final decision on the matter.
