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Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Monday rejected the decision of the coalition government to hold elections on the basis of the old census.
MQM-P Convener Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, whose party is a partner in the government, stated in a news conference that Karachi has a population of around 30 million people, up from roughly 14.9 million in the 2017 census, and that his party will not accept any numbers lower than this.
After Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah declared that the government will not publicise the recently ended census since the findings were not accurate and the Election Commission of Pakistan needed at least four months to complete the delimitation process, the leader of the MQM-P promised to oppose the decision.
Under laws, the census is done after every 10 years, but the last one becomes controversial, and it was decided to conduct a fresh exercise to address reservations and carry out a fresh delimitation process.
However, objections were raised to the enumeration by the Sindh government and MQM-P. Demanding to rectify the flaws in it, they refused to accept the results.
Raising their reservations on the federal minister’s statement, Siddiqui said that they had chosen the right path against injustices and tried in every situation to ensure peace in Karachi.
“MQM-P is the representative party of the urban areas of Sindh, especially Karachi; the impression being spread by the MQM London rally seems to be a conspiracy.
Siddiqui said that the assemblies and the government would end in August. “We have made all efforts for the peace of this city. A census is one of our main demands.”