Islamabad (Staff Report/Agencies): The Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday once again postponed local government elections in the country’s federal capital that were scheduled to be held on Dec 31.
A five-member commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner Sikander Sultan Raja, announced the reserved verdict after the completion of the arguments and deferred the LG elections due to be held on December 31 following a change in the union councils of the city.
In a short order posted on Twitter, the ECP said: “Keeping in view the legal provisions & the judgment of the Honourable High Court, Islamabad dated 23/12/2022 regarding the subject matter. Local Government Election in ICT scheduled to be held on 31/12/2022 is hereby postponed for the time being.”
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It is pertinent to mention here that the authorities concerned have made all the preparations including the filing of nomination papers and the allocation of election symbols to the candidates while publishing of the ballot papers was also done.
