KARACHI, March 31: The Pakistan Peoples Party's Karachi coordination committee on Wednesday slammed the provincial government and its coalition components for allegedly employing fascist methods against opposition candidates
in last Sunday's local body by-elections and took serious exception to reported threats to media for publishing one-side's stories.
The meeting which was presided by Syed Qaim Ali Shah at Bilawal House took stock of the events connected with March 28 LB by-elections and reviewed press reports in this regard.
The KCC of the PPP was of the view that ruling coalition had allegedly prepared fascist tactics for denying victory to the opposition. The press statement released after the meeting alleged that Aiwan-i-Sadr had patronised strong arm tactics of the ruling party in Sindh.
The PPP nevertheless claimed that despite this interference and misuse of state machinery Nazmeen and councillors of the panel supported by the party secured highest votes in the by elections, thus proving that the people were with them.
It accused the government of introducing the element of hooliganism in politics and took serious exception to the 15-day ultimatum given by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement's chief to the media for mending its ways and desist from what he termed as biased and misleading reporting.
The KCC reiterated PPP's commitment to freedom of the press and assured the media to stand by it if subjected to fascist tactics.
