After PPP-PTI clash
\nSeveral injured in pitched battle between PTI, PPP workers in Keamari
\n KARACHI
\nThe Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday took notice of the \u201cirregularities\u201d in the result of local government (LG) elections in Sindh\u2019s six union councils as well as the clash between workers of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
\nThe Jamat-e-Islami (JI) had moved the ECP against the \u201cirregularities\u201d in the results. The ECP while taking it into notice, summoned the JI on Jan 23. Earlier, Keamari Deputy Returning Officer\u2019s (DRO) office became a battleground for workers of the PTI and the PPP which resulted in the injury of PTI MNA Syed Ali Zaidi, a policeman, and four journalists.
\nAccording to details, workers of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday clashed outside the office of the Keamari deputy returning officer (DRO) following the controversial results of the Sindh local government (LG) elections.
\nThe PTI staged a protest against the results outside the Keamari DRO\u2019s office. Party\u2019s provincial bigwigs Khurram Sher Zaman and Syed Ali Zaidi led the protest. Police contingents tried to take control of the situation.
\n Reports said the workers pelted each other with stones resulting in injuries of police personnel and four journalists covering the incident. The agitators also broke the windowpanes of the DRO\u2019s office. PTI MNA Syed Ali Zaidi said he was also injured in the clash.
\nMr Zaman said the result was tampered with. \u201cWe are demanding the DRO and the DC to notify the results as per the form-11, but they are not responding as they are being pressurised by the provincial government,\u201d he claimed. The administration must, he said, pay heed to our complaints.
\nMr Zaidi said the results were being changed inside the DRO s office. \u201cThe PPP\u2019s goons came in the presence of the police and started pelting us with stones which left me injured,\u201d he added.
\nPPP\u2019s Sharjeel Memon said the PTI workers came with a plan to attack the PPP workers. \u201cIt is condemnable to attack the opponents after facing defeat in election, however, the administration will take action against the perpetrators,\u201d he added.
\nEarlier, the PPP bagged most seats in Karachi, Hyderabad and other parts of Sindh in the second phase of the local government elections held on Sunday. It sprang a surprise in Karachi where it secured 93 seats.
\nThe Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) secured 86 seats and the PTI 40 as the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday evening released the consolidated results of the 235 union councils in Karachi division.
\nDespite showing historic performance in the LG elections, the PPP is still unable to get its mayor elected. Therefore, the PPP invited the JI to to hold talks for the position of mayor in Karachi.
\nAs soon as the polling concluded, the JI announced protest against \u201cdelayed and tempered result\u201d in the LG polls across all major cities in the country from Tuesday. JI chief Siraj ul Haq said the JI had sprung up as a big party in the election adding the delay in reporting the result by the Election Commission of Pakistan had spurred doubts.
\n\u201cNot only the JI, but other parties have also suffered due the result\u201d, he added. A day later, the party took to the streets in various cities across the country against alleged rigging in the second phase of local government elections in Karachi.
\nNot only the JI, but the MQM – that had boycotted the election – accused the PPP of rigging the election. Former Karachi mayor Waseem Akhtar said the recently contested local elections had revealed the true face of the PPP. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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