ECP annoyed over delay in KP local body elections
ECP annoyed over delay in KP local body elections.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has expressed annoyance over delay in local body elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Dunya News reported on Monday.
As per details, a two-member commission under Justice (R) Altaf Ibrahim Qureshi – ECP member from Punjab – summoned secretary local government on Tuesday owing to the government’s delaying tactics.
Special secretary local government sought time from the ECP for submission of notification. Justice (R) Irshad Qaiser expressed disapproval and commented that the notification has not been submitted for two months.
He directed secretary local government to appear before the ECP tomorrow to submit an explanation over the delay. Let it be known that the deadline for KP government to conduct local body elections is December’s last week.
