♦ Voting starts for second phase of local govt elections in Sindh: Polling to continue till 5pm: MQM boycotts elections. Voting will be carried out in 984 wards of 246 union councils (UCs) of 25 towns of Karachi city: PTI MPA accused of breaking seals of ballot boxes
♦ Number of chairmen and vice-chairmen is 678. A total of 2,477 candidates are contesting in the municipal elections of Hyderabad while 705 polling stations have been set up across the city and the process of polling is going on in 160 Union Councils (UCs) of 9 towns
♦ The second phase of the Sindh Local Government Elections: incidents of mismanagement at some polling stations were witnessed. It was learnt that the block code and booth number were wrongly entered in the polling station in UC-6 in Kemari district of Karachi. Likewise, the staff did not arrive on time at the polling station in Baldia UC 8 Ward 3.
♦ Election Commission is processing complaints, says Sindh EC
♦ As soon as the Punjab Assembly was dissolved, the process of appointing the caretaker chief minister starts. Punjab Governor Muhammad Balighur Rehman issued a notification for the appointment of the caretaker chief minister was dispatched to Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi and Leader of the Opposition in the PA Hamza Shahbaz. Chaudhry Parvez Elahi and Hamza Shehbaz will provide three names each for caretaker chief minister.
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♦ 3 alleged dacoits killed in Sadiqabad police encounter
♦ Ukraine says key infrastructure hit, 14 killed in Russian strikes
♦ New storms hitting California as it faces already 'disastrous' floods
♦ People protest eviction from land bought by Imran Khan’s sister in Layyah
♦ Hope for survivors as plane with 72 on board crashes in Nepal