The ECP’s order in the case stated, “Keeping in view the legal provisions and the judgment of the High Court regarding the matter, the local government election in Islamabad is hereby postponed for the time being.”
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Tuesday postponed the Local Government elections in the federal capital scheduled to be held on December 31 following an increase in the number of union councils from 101 to 125.
According to details, a five-member bench reserved the verdict earlier in the day after arguments were concluded in the case by Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Jamaat-e-Islami and the government lawyers.
The ECP’s short order in the case, “Keeping in view the legal provisions and the judgment of the High Court regarding the matter, the local government election in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) is hereby postponed for the time being.”
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