The Election Comm
ission of Pakistan (ECP) Mo
nday expressed annoyance over delay in local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. As per details, a two-member comm
ission under Justice (R) Altaf Ibrahim Qureshi
8211; ECP member from Punjab
8211; summoned secretary local government on Tuesday owing to the government’s delaying tactics.
Special secretary local government sought time from the ECP for subm
ission of notification. Justice (R) Irshad Qaiser expressed disapproval and commented that the notification has not been
submitted for two months. He directed secretary local government to appear before the ECP tomorrow to
submit an explanation over the delay. Let it be known that the deadline for KP government to conduct local body elections is
December’s last week.