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Summary Kyber Pakhtunkhwa government decides to hold local body elections on party basis.
Senior Provincial Minister Bashir Bilour on Wednesday said that legislation has been finalised for local government system and commencement of election by October.He said election will be held on party basis and as per amendments seven members have been included in each Union Council (UC).Bilour said eighty percent candidates will be elected through polls, however there will be specific seats for women and minority.The Supreme Court had earlier ordered all provinces to submit their schedules for local government elections by April 30.The Punjab government had indicated possibility of holding elections by August but Sindh and Balochistan governments had informed the court that it was not possible to hold the elections due to security concerns.
