Election campaigns to be concluded at midnight in Sindh, Punjab

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KARACHI: The election campaigns for the third phase of local government polls would be concluded at midnight on Thursday.

Candidates for the seats of chairman, vice chairman, and councilors making last efforts to get the public support. Electioneering was in full swing in the Punjab and Sindh provinces for the third phase of LB elections scheduled to be held on Saturday in the country’s commercial hub Karachi and in 12 districts of Punjab province.

According to reports, candidates were working untiringly and holding door-to-door campaigns and corner meetings to gather public support.

Polling will be held in 12 districts of Punjab with final phase including Layyah, Rajanpur, DG Khan, Muzaffargarh, Rawalpindi, Jhang, Khushab, Multan, Sialkot, Narowal, Rahim Yar Khan and Bahawalpur. In 16 union councils of Rawalpindi, polls have been delayed on the court’s orders.

Similarly, in Sindh, polling will be held in the six districts of Karachi.