KARACHI:  Businessmen Group (BMG), dominated Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) for decades, is panicking due to certainty of its defeat in upcoming 2024-26 elections.

To avoid humiliation in front of business community, they have resorted to Sindh High Court to halt elections through their established election commission and illegally appointed staff, claiming that regulator has been consistently making decisions against their unlawful tactics. They have asked for stop to these decisions to prevent major disgrace within business community. On other hand, Asif Sakhi leader of Businessmen Alliance (BMA), expressed concerns about potential election fraud in KCCI elections, stating that ruling businessmen's group is severely rattled by prospect of losing power and is attempting to employ any means necessary to win, even if it is illegal. Internal conflicts have arisen within BMG due to illegal and unethical actions and dictatorial tendencies, leading to significant disunity among them. He said that strong coalition of shopkeepers, small traders, importers, trade associations and both small and large industrialists is participating in elections against businessmen group that has been in power for 25 years.

He mentioned that ruling group provided BMA with incorrect and incomplete voter lists for manipulation, which contained incomplete addresses and missing mobile numbers.