ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday submitted the dates for local government elections in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Cantonment Boards in the Supreme Court.
The election commission informed the apex court that the local government elections in Punjab will be held in three phases. The first phase will be held on June 20, second phase on July 16, while the third phase will be held on August 8 this year. The schedule for Punjab local council polls will also be announced soon, the ECP said.
The ECP further said that the polling in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be held in two phases. The first phase will be held on April 8 and the second phase of elections will be held on May 29.
The election commission said the schedule of the first phase of the polls will be announced on February 12, while the next phase on March 25. Moreover, elections in cantonment boards will also be held on April 8 and May 29.
In its reply, the election commission said it held two sessions over the instructions of the supreme court to consider conducting local government elections in the provinces, Islamabad and the cantonment boards. The minutes of the meetings have also been submitted to the court.
The matter of local council elections in Sindh and Balochistan have been postponed till February 11 meeting, it said.
It must be mentioned here that the Supreme Court had earlier ordered the ECP to submit the progress report over the matter in the court. The top court had also ordered the election commission to submit deliberations of its sessions with regard to the local government elections.
