MQM challenges Sindh local govt bill in Supreme Court

KARACHI: Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) has challenged the Sindh Local Government Act 2013 in the Supreme Court, Express News reported Monday. The party filed a request in this regard in apex court’s Karachi Registry. MQM spokesperson said that the party doesn’t want to delay the local government elections but it will challenge the regulation that administers them. Bill The Sindh Assembly had approved the bill on August 19, despite MQM protesting against it. Senior provincial minister Nisar Ahmed Khuhro had presented the bill in the assembly. The bill was prepared by the Pakistan Peoples Party-led government in Sindh in compliance with the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s orders to hold the LG election by September 15. Former major coalition partner, MQM was adamant that the Sindh Peoples Local Government Law 2012, which was passed by both PPP and MQM, be implemented.