NPP, PML-F to jointly contest next elections
Posted on 10 months ago
KARACHI (PPI): National Peoples Party NPP, Pakistan Muslim League PML-F and some political groups of Sindh will jointly contest next general elections in the country, particularly in Sindh province. A formal announcement on election alliance will be made after meeting of their heads and top leaders at Karachi in end of next month. This was agreed in meeting at iftar, dinner here Saturday evening of NPP Chairman Ghulam Murtaza Jatoi MNA, President PML-F Pir Pagaro, Sardar Ali Gohar Mehar, Ghous Bukhsh Mehar, Ejaz Sheerazi, Inayat Talpur, Mir Mumtaz Talpur, Mir Mushtaq Talpur, Dr. Ibrahim Jatoi, Aqib Jatoi, Abid Jatoi, Nasir Shahan at residence of NPP Chairman. Later briefing newsmen NPP Secretary Information Syed Zia Abbas and Sindh PML-F General Secretary Imtiaz Shaikh said NPP, PML-F, Mehar, Sheerazi, Malkani political groups would jointly contest general elections at the national level, particularly in Sindh and take joint decisions on political and electoral matters. Asked about talks with other political parties, they said "we are open for talks with the PPP, PML-N, PTI and MQM on elections, law and order situation, price hike, unemployment." Replying to a question, Imtiaz Shaikh said "we have reservations and concerns on the new voters list as well as the polling scheme in Sindh province and have approached the Election Commission in this regard. We have full confidence in Chief Election Commissioner Justice (R) Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim and confident he would look into our reservations and resolve them."
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