Pakistan
ECP postpones local govt polls in Islamabad
Commission has suspended the schedule of elections
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Islamabad: Election Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday postponed the local government elections in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).
According to a statement, ECP has suspended the schedule of elections and informed to keep it suspended till further orders.
Earlier, on July 10, ECP had informed Islamabad High Court (IHC) that the long-delayed LG elections in the ICT would finally be held on September 29.
However, today it announced to postponed the LG election while suspending the schedule.
The ICT has 125 union councils based on a total of 1,000 wards comprising of 750 general wards and 250 women wards. Each of these UCs comprises of six general wards and two women wards.
The delimitation exercise for ICT LG elections had started this June 1 and completed on July 23.
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