ISLAMABAD:
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday officially gave the Punjab government a four-week deadline to finalize new delimitations for the upcoming local government elections.
In an official letter to the Punjab Chief Secretary, the ECP Secretary confirmed that the extension was approved following a request from the provincial government.
The letter also warned that failure to complete the task within the stipulated time would result in the matter being taken up directly by the commission. The case is taken up for hearing in the commission after four weeks.
The ECP stated that the directive stems from the recent enactment of the Punjab Local Government Act 2025, which legally mandates the redrawing of constituency boundaries before elections can be held.
Demarcation is now legally mandated under the recently approved Punjab Local Government Act 2025.
The demarcation plan previously issued on October 9 has now been officially withdrawn.
