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Delays in LG polls: ECP proposes amendments to electoral laws

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has proposed amendments to the electoral laws to hold new local...

Updated 20 Jan, 2026 08:27am

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LG polls on Feb 15: ECP adheres to its scheduled programme

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has adhered to its scheduled programme to hold Local Government...

Published 08 Jan, 2026 06:20am

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LG polls in ICT on Feb 15: ECP extends deadline for filing nomination papers

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan extended the deadline for submission of nomination papers for local...

Updated 27 Dec, 2025 08:13am

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LG polls: ACs appointed as tehsil demarcation officers

LAHORE: The Punjab government has appointed Assistant Commissioners as tehsil demarcation officers for the...

Published 24 Dec, 2025 06:21am

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Federal capital: LG polls: nominations today

ISLAMABAD: The nominations for the local government elections in the federal capital are opening from today...

Published 19 Dec, 2025 06:07am

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Federal capital: PTI says will take part in LG polls

ISLAMABAD: The embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced on Wednesday that it will participate in the...

Published 18 Dec, 2025 06:02am

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LG polls in Quetta: ECP rejects Bugti’s plea seeking postponement

ISLAMABAD: In an unusual move, Member Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from Balochistan Shah Muhammad Jatoi has...

Published 11 Dec, 2025 03:26am

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LG polls in ICT on Feb 15: ECP

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has finally announced local government elections in the federal...

Published 10 Dec, 2025 03:28am

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ECP decides holding LG polls in ICT immediately

ISLAMABAD: Declaring a key provision of an act of Parliament as inconsistent with the Constitution and the law, the...

Published 19 Nov, 2025 08:09am

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Fixing a date for LG polls: ECP issues notices for consultations

ISLAMABAD: In the wake of continued delay of over four years in the conduct of local government elections in the...

Published 06 Nov, 2025 06:14am

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ECP, Punjab govt to review steps for holding LG polls

ISLAMABAD: A meeting between the senior officials of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the Punjab...

Published 31 Oct, 2025 07:43am

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LG polls in limbo

EDITORIAL: The repeated postponement of local government (LG) elections in Punjab is an alarming indication of the...

Published 26 Oct, 2025 05:51am

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Delay in LG polls: ECP directs Punjab to frame delimitation rules within four weeks

ISLAMABAD: Faced with strong public criticism over its allegedly continued failure in holding the local government...

Published 24 Oct, 2025 07:38am

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LG polls in Punjab: ECP begins preparing preliminary list of constituencies

ISLAMABAD: In the backdrop of prolonged delay in holding the local government elections in Punjab, the Election...

Published 15 Oct, 2025 05:55am

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Delimitation process begins today: LG polls in Punjab to be held in last week of December

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday announced that long-delayed local government...

Updated 09 Oct, 2025 09:04am

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PML-N Punjab gears up for bye-elections and LG polls

LAHORE: The Punjab chapter of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz convened an important organisational meeting in Model...

Published 10 Aug, 2025 05:07am

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Delay in LG elections: LHC seeks reply from secretary LG

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday sought a detailed reply from the secretary local government by July 14 on a...

Published 09 Jul, 2025 07:24am

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ECP may summon PM, Punjab CM over LG polls delay

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) can summon Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief Minister...

Published 03 Jun, 2025 06:14am

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ECP reschedules hearing of Punjab LG polls delay case

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has rescheduled till Monday the hearing of a case involving the...

Published 28 May, 2025 06:02am

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LG polls in ICT: ECP-govt officials talks remain inconclusive

ISLAMABAD: Uncert ainty continues shrouding the fate of local government elections in the federal capital, as ...

Published 03 May, 2025 06:07am

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Inordinately delayed LG elections

EDITORIAL: Punjab continues to drag its feet about holding the long overdue local government (LG) elections. Hearing...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

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Delay in Punjab LG polls: Finalised draft of law sent to PA for legislation, ECP informed

ISLAMABAD: In the wake of lingering delay in holding local government elections in Punjab, the provincial government...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 08:56am

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Inordinately delayed LG polls

EDITORIAL: Our governing politicians are unwilling to embrace the idea of devolution of power to the grassroots....

Published 22 Dec, 2024 02:57am

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LG polls in Islamabad: ECP to hold delimitation exercise once again

ISLAMABAD: Less than two months before the retirement of Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja, the poll...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 06:47am

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Bilawal hails party’s success in LG polls in Sindh

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed his gratitude and...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 07:57am

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ECP holds Islamabad LG poll schedule ‘in abeyance’

ISLAMABAD: What implies, yet again, the postponement of the long-delayed local government polls in the federal...

Updated 05 Sep, 2024 08:51am

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ECP to consider Islamabad LG polls matter next week

ISLAMABAD: The electoral entity is expected to review next week the scenario involving the local government...

Updated 01 Sep, 2024 09:36am

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Local governments and the ruling elite

EDITORIAL: Uncertainty hangs over the overdue local governments (LGs) elections in Islamabad. This past Tuesday the...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 06:50am

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Plea to be filed in IHC against govt: JI urges ECP to hold LG polls in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Chief Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman on Thursday, while urging the Election...

Updated 30 Aug, 2024 08:18am

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ECP extends date of Islamabad LG polls

ISLAMABAD: Less than two weeks after having announced holding local government elections in the federal capital on...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 06:43am