#LocalBodyElection: Counting of votes underway after polling ends in Sindh LG polls phase-2
Counting of votes underway after polling ends in Sindh LG polls phase-2 including Karachi and Hyderabad divisions.
While the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) refused to extend polling time beyond 5 pm and allowed only those on station premises to vote after the time ended at 5 pm.
In a statement, Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja said that “voters present inside polling stations at the closing time are allowed to cast their votes”.
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However, as per the news source, at scattered polling stations, the officials have allowed polling to continue for another two hours as the process faced delays due to wide-ranging reasons, including the polling agents not reaching on the stipulated time and polling materials not being available at some stations.
The polling process concluded in a peaceful manner, but reports of unrest and electoral irregularities have also been received from a few places.
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A clash is reported to have taken place between an independent candidate and his Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) counterpart in Matiari, resulting in the injury of at least four people.
