ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday announced its verdict reserved a day earlier on the objections filed over delimitation of constituencies in Shikarpur district of Sindh. The commission accepted the objection over shifting of Patwar Circle Odha from PS-7 to PS-9. However, the objections over delimitation in PS-7, PS-8 and PS-9 were rejected by the commission. The verdict on the objections over constituencies in Shikarpur was reserved at the hearing held a day earlier, while that regarding Kasur, Punjab was announced.
The ECP received a total of 706 objections from Punjab and Islamabad, 284 from Sindh, 104 from Balochistan and 192 from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The hearing on objections started on April 4 and will continue until the end of the current month.
While speaking over the objections being raised regarding delimitation of new constituencies, ECP spokesperson had said earlier that efforts were being made to create an issue out of the matter.
Published in Daily Times, April 7th 2018.
