GB polls to be held on August 18, announces president Arif Alvi

On Saturday, President Arif Alvi announced to hold fresh polls in the Gilgit Baltistan (GB) on August 18.

On June 24, the Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Assembly was dissolved after completing its five-year tenure.

Under a caretaker system, president Alvi announced to hold fresh polls in Gilgit Baltistan to elect a new government in the federally-administered area.

The federal government has already named Mir Afzal, former Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) as the autonomous region’s caretaker chief minister.

According to a notification, Pakistan’s Election Commission has formed committees in Punjab to delimit the local government jurisdictions.

The ECP instructed the provincial election commission in a notification to complete the delimitation of constituencies in 36 Punjab districts in four months.

The constituency delimitations will be completed from 6 July to 13 October, the notification reads.