• ECP sent a notice to the Federal Govt, AG, and  petitioners.
• The hearing will be held on December 27.
• IHC ordered ECP to decide date in mutual consultation.

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has fixed the hearing on the issue of local government (LG) elections in Islamabad and the hearing will be held on December 27.

On the order of the Islamabad High Court, the Election Commission has fixed two cases related to the Islamabad Local Government Elections for hearing.

In this regard, the Election Commission has sent a notice to the Federal Government, Attorney General, Advocate General, and the petitioner including PPP and PML-N.

Earlier, Islamabad High Court had ordered the federal government and the Election Commission to decide on the holding of the elections in mutual consultation, according to which the Election Commission will hear the cases related to the Islamabad Local Government Elections on December 27 and 28.

The Islamabad High Court annulled the Election Commission’s decision to reject the government’s decision to increase union councils(UCs).

The Islamabad High Court, while pronouncing the judgment in the case related to the local body elections of Islamabad, directed the Election Commission to decide after hearing the parties.

The court said that the Election Commission should hear the government’s position on December 27 and take a decision again, and the affected voters should be heard on December 28 on the petition filed for correcting the voter lists.