LB polls in Islamabad: SC seeks progress report from AGP

The Supreme Court on Monday sought progress report about framing rules in accordance with amended Islamabad Capital Territory Local Governments Bill 2015 from Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) by August 05. Appearing before a two-judge bench headed by Justice Jawwad S Khawaja in Local Bodies (LB) polls in Islamabad case, AGP Salman Aslam Butt apprised that Islamabad Capital Territory Local Government Bill 2015 will be sent to the President of Pakistan for signature on August 03.
He further submitted that Section 17 of the Bill authorised the Election Commission of Pakistan to hold the LB polls in Islamabad, adding that rules relating to the election would be formulated in a week once the Bill becomes an Act.