ECP Warns of Hearing Over Unmet Prerequisites for Islamabad Local Government Polls

ECP warns of hearing if prerequisites for Islamabad local govt polls not met

ISLAMABAD: Months after postponing local government polls in the federal capital for the fourth time, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has directed the interior ministry and Islamabad administration to immediately issue notifications on town corporations’ limits and union councils for polls, warning it would fix the matter for a hearing if there was no progress. Chairing a meeting, Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja said holding local government elections was a constitu...

By [email protected] (Iftikhar A. Khan)