LG polls in Islamabad as per schedule, ECP rejects postponement

• ECP rejects the postponement of LG polls in Islamabad
• Polls will be held as per schedule on December 31
• ECP has completed the preparations for the polls

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has said that the local government (LG) polls will not be postponed and will be held as per schedule on December 31.

The electoral body also said that the polls will be held as per the old constituencies in the capital.

Sources in the know said that the ECP remarked that an attempt was made to influence the election by altering the UCs.

It was also said that ECP has completed the preparations for the LG polls in Islamabad.

The federal cabinet decided that elections would be held in 125 union councils and not in the existing 101 UCs. The decision was taken just days before the polls.

Pertinently, ECP decided to hold the local body elections earlier this year in July but the PML-N filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court to hold elections on 101 UCs instead of 50UCs.

The IHC ordered the holding of elections on 101 UCs and the ECP conducted a new delimitation before issuing the schedule.

Later, the electoral body announced December 31 for the polls.

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