KARACHI: Awami National Party (ANP) Sindh’s President Shahi Syed Saturday said that ANP had filed a formal request for lodging a case against Election Commission of Pakistan and caretaker Chief Minister (CM) Sindh in the wake of Friday’s bombings at ANP Mominabad office.
He was flanked by Bashir Jan, the party leader who survived a deadly attack Friday. Shahi Syed told mediamen the telephone numbers the terrorists were threatening them from had already been given to concerned authorities but to no avail. “As to what is stopping the law enforcement agencies from taking action on the base of the leads we have handed over to them leaves us only guessing. They are literally sitting on the evidence”, said he.
Shahi Syed said that his party would take part in the forthcoming elections in the face of all odds.He said that electioneering in Punjab was in full swing, however, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Awami National Party (ANP) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) had been pushed against the wall, adding elections held in such a hostile as well as segregative atmosphere could never be free and fair.
He criticized the ECP and the caretaker government for not ensuring the adequate security for the candidates. He said according to Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh the ECP directed him to withdraw the security, whereas, when contacted, ECP was not aware of any such directive sent to Sindh police.
He claimed that the attacks on ANP, MQM and PPP were a conspiracy to rig the elections ahead of elections, but electors, he added would come to vote for ANP even if they had to tread the points of daggers.
