Three-Month Extension

Interim Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has granted a three-month extension to Zaka Ashraf, Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board Management Committee.

According to a notification from the Inter-Provincial Coordination Ministry issued on Saturday, the committee will organize elections within the next three months.

Zaka Ashraf leads the 10-member management committee. The Ashraf-led PCB Management Committee was established in July 2023 for a four-month term, and the extension of three months has been provided by the PCB under the prerogative of the caretaker Prime Minister.

This decision follows interim PM Kakar’s announcement that a determination about Ashraf’s future as PCB chief would be made after the conclusion of the World Cup.

This statement came shortly after the national cricket team’s victory against New Zealand in a rain-affected match during the World Cup, maintaining their hopes for reaching the event’s semi-final stage.

Local Government By-Elections Take Place in Karachi’s 16 Districts Today

Meanwhile,

The Election Commission of Pakistan announced that by-elections for local government seats in Karachi’s 16 districts would take place on Sunday. Electoral staff dispatched the necessary materials to the union councils.

The Election Commission of Pakistan set up a control room/complaint cell for three days, as per their statement on Saturday. They delivered the materials to UCs of Saddar Town and UC 6, 12, and 13, as reported by the ECP’s office in Sindh.

Out of the total polling stations, 42 have been designated as highly sensitive, and 72 as sensitive for the by-elections. Candidates will compete for seats in UC 3, including two vice chairmen and four wards, with an expected voter turnout of 206,686.