By-elections will not be held on vacant seats: CEC

NAUSHERO FEROZ: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Fakhuruddin G Ibrahim said by-elections would not be held on any vacant seats including those of the Sindh Assembly.

CEC Ibrahim said in order to hold by-elections, 120 days need to be remaining on the tenure of assemblies. Therefore the by-elections being held on December 4 will be the last till the general elections.

According to the CEC, the seats will remain vacant till the general elections.

Six members of the Sindh Assembly, while four MQM MNAs resigned after failing to submit their affidavits’ to the Election Commission of Pakistan regarding dual nationality by the given deadline.