Tue, 21-Oct-2025

SHC orders to give budget, financial power to towns and UCs

SHC
  • Acting Chief Justice of SHC Aqeel Abbasi heard petition of JI.
  • Court asked why this process not being completed yet.
  • Court disposed of petition of JI ‘s Naeem-ur-Rehman and others.

KARACHI: Sindh High Court(SHC) has ordered to give immediate budget and financial powers to towns and Union Councils (UCs).

Acting Chief Justice of Sindh High Court Aqeel Abbasi heard the petition of Jamaat-e-Islami regarding the empowerment of local bodies, in which the court ordered to give immediate budget and financial powers to towns and UCs.

The court asked which elections were left and why is this process not being completed.

The court said that according to the Local Government Act, towns and UCs should be given immediate financial powers, and the process of assigning responsibilities to UCs employees should also be completed immediately.

Later, the court disposed of the petition of Jamaat-e-Islami’s Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman and others.

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ECP orders recounting of votes in six UCs of Karachi

ECP orders
  • JI filed a petition against the alleged rigging in LG polls.
  • JI had challenged the result of six UCs of Karachi.
  • ECP directed recounting in Mominabad, Manghopir and others.

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced a verdict in the alleged rigging case and ordered the recounting of the votes in six Union Councils (UCs) of Karachi.

Jamaat-e-Islami filed a petition against the alleged rigging and irregularities in Sindh Local government (LG) elections. Following the plea, the ECP directed the recounting of votes in six Union Councils (UCs).

JI had challenged the result of six UCs which include Mominabad UC-3, Manghopir UC-12, Gulshan-e-Iqbal UC-1, Orangi UC-3, 7 and 8.

It is pertinent to mention here that the Sindh High Court(SHC) served notices to parties over a petition of Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman for election in the remaining 11 union committees of Karachi.

Jamaat Islami Karachi’s chief Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman had filed a plea in the high court seeking an order for election in the remaining union committees of the city.

The court has summoned a reply from the respondents within 10 days.

Hafiz Naeem said that local council elections were not held at 11 seats of UC chairman and vice chairman in Karachi owing to the demise of candidates or for some other reasons.

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PPP always tried to occupy Karachi instead of winning people’s hearts: MQM-P

Muttahida Qaumi Movement–Pakistan (MQM-P) Deputy Convener Kanwar Naveed said that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) always tried to occupy Karachi instead of winning people’s hearts. Addressing a press conference against Sindh Local Government Amendment Act, 2021, in Karachi on Tuesday, Naveed announced to challenge the new town system in Karachi in court. Read more: Sindh govt … Read more