National
December 31, 2020
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday called on the government of Punjab to get the names of village and Panchayat councils approved by January 10; otherwise the ECP would publish old names of Village and Panchayat Councils.
To this effect, a meeting of the Election Commission of Pakistan was held under the chairmanship of Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja in which members of the Election Commission, secretary Election Commission, secretary Local Government Punjab, director Military Land Cantonment and other officers participated.
The secretary Election Commission said the Local Government Act and the Village and Panchayat Act came into force on May 4, 2019. The provincial government is bound by the law to establish local government bodies in the province within 21 months. And elections must be held before February 3, 2021, according to the law.
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