Council vote to go ahead with 2026 local elections

Local bodies polls to be held on ‘party basis’, Punjab govt informs LHC

Any political party wishing to contest the LG polls “may allow its candidates to contest elections for any political office on its ticket,” states report submitted by the AAG.

Council vote to go ahead with 2026 local elections

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has voted not to postpone the 2026 local elections and to write to oppose the Labour Government's delay of the…

Punjab LG polls to be held on party basis: Govt to LHC

The Punjab government on Monday assured the Lahore High Court (LHC) that upcoming local government (LG) elections in the province will be conducted on a party basis, including the issuance of official party tickets. The assurance was given during a hearing on petitions challenging provisions of the Punjab Local Government Act 2025. Punjab’s Assistant Advocate General informed Justice Sultan Tanveer Ahmed that the Local Government Department had …