ISLAMABAD
Foreign Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday said that following the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision, local government elections will be held in Karachi and Hyderabad on Sunday.
Talking to a private television channel Saturday, Bilawal said that the ECP’s decision has cleared the confusion regarding the holding of local government elections.
“We have been waiting for the second phase of polls from July,” he said, referring to the first phase of elections in June.
Asked about the security issues and threats, Bilawal acknowledged them, stating that the security issue is across the country.
He added that their workers and candidates are facing threats and there is the shadow of terrorism. But it will not dissuade them.
To counter this, he said that they will try and manage the situation. In this regard, he said that they have summoned extra police from those parts of Sindh where the first phase of elections have been completed.
“Once the elections are over, for the first time we will have the federal, the provincial and the local body governments on one page, which is the only way to solve the problems of the people,” he said.
He also expressed the confidence that the PPP will sweep the polls in Hyderabad and Karachi and that the public will elect a jiyala as the new mayor.
