LG poll: Election Commission of Pakistan seeks consultation with Punjab
LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan has asked the Punjab government to constitute a provincial cabinet committee to hold consultation with the commission and finalise a date for the Local Government elections in the province. The commission has also announced that the ECP and Punjab government consultative meeting would be held at the commission secretariat in Islamabad on Aug 20. The ECP…
LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan has requested the Punjab government to set up a provincial cabinet committee to consult with the commission and determine a date for Local Government elections in the region. The commission also announced that a consultation meeting between the ECP and the Punjab government will take place at the ECP's secretariat in Islamabad on August 20.
The ECP has sent a letter to the Punjab chief secretary, citing various sections of the Election Act, requesting that the Punjab cabinet establish a committee for discussions with the commission on the announcement of the polling date for LG elections in the province. Local government elections in the province have been postponed for several years due to various reasons, but the passage of the Punjab Local Government Act, 2025, and the Punjab Local Government (Election) Rules, 2026, made it possible to hold local government elections in the province.
Earlier, Local Government Minister Zeeshan Rafique had told journalists that the LG elections date would be announced within the year, and the Punjab cabinet allocated Rs12.52 billion for the elections last week.
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