Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday once again delayed local government (LG) polls in Islamabad.
\nThe polls were scheduled to be held on December 31. The electoral body announced a short order on its reserved verdict. The federal government last week notified an increase in the number of Union Councils (UCs) in Islamabad.
\nThe notification had been issued a day after the ministry sent a summary to the federal government which the sources said was approved through circulation.
\nFollowing this, the ECP summoned an emergency meeting to deliberate on the situation and at first decided not to delay LG elections in the federal capital.
\nBut on December 24, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) nullified the ECP\u2019s order.
\n\u201cThe election commission should revisit its decision and hear the government and other parties on December 27. For correcting the voter lists, the affected parties should also be heard on December 28,\u201d IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq said.
\nHowever, the commission went for a review of its decision again and finally decided to delay the local bodies\u2019 elections once again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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