Cantonment boards election likely to be postponed
Finance Ministry asked the ECP to use already available funds.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Funds dispute between the government and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) as the Cantonment Board elections, scheduled to take place on September 9, are likely to be postponed.
According to the reports, the ECP penned letter to the Ministry of Finance and stated that there is need of Rs215 million funds for conducting elections. “If the money is not provided immediately, there will be no option but to postpone the elections,” it added.
In the reply, the Finance Ministry asked the ECP to use already available funds.
It is pertinent to mention here that the ECP announced the schedule of cantonment boards local bodies election 2021.
Local government election 2021 will be held in Attock, Bahawalpur, Bannu, Chaklala, Cherat, Clifton, Dera Ismail Khan, Faisal, Gujranwala, Havelian, Hyderabad, Jhelum, Kamra, Karachi, Kharian, Kohat, Korangi, Lahore, Loralai, Mangla, Mardan, Multan, Murree, Malir, Manora, Nowshera, Okara, Pano Aqil, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Risalpur, Sanjwal, Sargodha, Shorkot, Sialkot, Taxila, Wah, Walton and Zhob cantonment of Pakistan on 09-09-2021.
