Provincial Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Social Welfare Raja Basharat has said that once delimitation is finalized, the Punjab government is ready to hold elections of the Panchayat and neighbourhood councils on non-party basis under the first phase in April this year as the Local Government elections will be held in two phases this year.
He was meeting with the US Embassy’s Political Counselor Terry Steers-Gonzalez in his office on Thursday. He was accompanied by Political & Economic Chief Barry Junker and Political & Economic Specialist Ms Sadaf Saad. US diplomats discussed bilateral issues of mutual interest.
Raja Basharat said that the performance of the Punjab govt was praiseworthy, which was also praised by the prime minister himself time and again. He said that the financial difficulties have gone through, now the journey of improvement has begun. He said that the people of Pakistan have confidence in Imran Khan.
Insha Allah, he will also lead the party in 2023 elections. He said that Punjab Assembly was at the forefront of the country through record legislation so far, around 40 bills have been passed including the Local Government Act 2019, while local bodies will have full financial and development powers.
