The Election Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday rescheduled the local government elections in Punjab with the first phase of the polls now set to take place on May 29.
The provincial government had earlier announced holding the first phase of the local bodies elections on May 15.
The announcement was made following a meeting of the election body, chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja.
Detailing the new schedule further, the ECP spokesperson in a statement said the elections will be held in Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Muzaffargarh, Layyah, Khanewal, Vehari, Bahawalpur, Pakpattan, Toba Tek Singh, Sahiwal, Khushab, Sialkot, Gujrat, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Jhelum, and Attock areas in the first phase.
Earlier this month, ECP had also revised schedule for the second phase of local bodies elections in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, with the polls now set to be held on March 31. The schedule was announced after the Supreme Court suspended Peshawar High Court’s decision in which the latter had postponed the second phase of the polls.
