WORLD NEWS | PAKISTAN: BJP to stage protests in Sindh, demand nationwide elections on same day

Islamabad [Pakistan]China News Service, April 23 (Xinhua) according to “Geographic News”, the Pakistan People’s Party announced on Sunday that it will hold a protest in Sindh Province on April 25, demanding that a national election be held on the same day.

Announcing the protest, PPP Sindh Chairman Nisar Khuhro said their party would hold demonstrations at all district headquarters in Sindh, Geo News reported.

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The protest call came amid uncertainty over the election date, as the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government called for elections to be held across Pakistan on the same day, with Pakistan’s Supreme Court intervening in the form of snap polls ordered.

Nisar Khuhro said Sindh did not accept the decision to conduct polls.”Sindh does not accept the decision to hold polls,” he said. [to provincial and national assemblies] In addition to the one-day polls, which are conducted separately,” according to Geo News.

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According to electoral law, the polls should be held simultaneously, Kuhro said. He further stated that, according to Geo News, “a separate election would amount to dividing the country in two”.

Meanwhile, PPP leader Manzoor Wassan said he sees many people going to jail or going to other countries in May if key decisions are not made in April. He said Pakistan Justice Instigation (PTI) chief Imran Khan would not become Pakistan’s prime minister even if there were general elections.

“Imran Khan will keep making mistakes and elections will not be held even in October,” Vasan said. Last week, Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered the opposition parties to immediately agree on the election date and update it, “the news report said.

The court’s decision comes as the PPP and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) said they would sit with PTI and try to find a solution by the election date. Meanwhile, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, a faction of the ruling coalition, has refused to make any compromises on PTI.

Meanwhile, Asad Umar, secretary-general of the Pakistan Justice Instigation (PTI), announced on Sunday that the party will launch its campaign for the Punjab polls on Monday, Geo News reported.

“Tehreek-e-Insaf will officially launch the campaign starting tomorrow. They (PDM) may not be ready yet but we are,” Asad Umar said on his official Twitter account.

Earlier this week, PTI finalized an electoral list of 297 candidates. Despite uncertainty in the polls, PTI has announced the launch of its election campaign. PTI finalized the list of candidates when party chairman Imran Khan personally interviewed all party candidates to insist on distribution of party votes. (Arnie)

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