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Sindh govt requests ECP to postpone local govt polls due to rains

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KARACHI, Aug 23(ABC): The Sindh government on Tuesday wrote to the provincial Election Commission of Pakistan requesting the postponement of the upcoming local government elections that were scheduled to take place on August 28 in light of the monsoon rains in the province.

According to the letter, the provincial government asked the body to reconsider the date of the second phase of the local government elections in the Hyderabad and Karachi divisions.

The letter stated that Sindh has extended losses of Rs450 billion as the rains have wreaked havoc across the province. “The damage is still ongoing as the Pakistan Meteorological Department has warned of another heavy spell of rainfall starting from 23 August, 2022.”

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