ECP postpones LB polls in Sanghar district

SANGHAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has postponed Local Bodies elections in Sanghar district, scheduled for November 19, 2015.

According to ECP, now the LB polls in Sanghar will be held after completion of all three phases of the local bodies elections in the province.

Secretary ECP Babar Yaqoob Fateh Muhammad has confirmed the postponement of election in Sanghar district.

He said that the electoral body while reviewing the decision of Sindh High Court as well as the security situation has decided to postpone the LB elections in the district.

Meanwhile, according to ECP statement, two companies of Pakistan Army, Rangers and police personnel who were assigned duty in Sanghar will now perform their responsibilities in Badin.