Citing severe “security threats”, the intelligence agencies reportedly recommended the Elections Commission of Pakistan (ECP) postpone the second phase of local body elections scheduled to be held in Sindh. The development came hours after the ECP decided to hold local government polls in Karachi and Hyderabad as per the schedule. The ECP rejected the Sindh government’s request to postpone the elections.

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