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ECP announces February 7 for Punjab LG polls, suspends K-P election process
The commission cited weather and administrative concerns and said the delay would ensure equal opportunities for candidates and voters.
- On Thursday, the Election Commission of Pakistan scheduled the first phase of local government elections in Punjab for February 7, 2027, following a hearing by a four-member bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja.
- The Punjab Chief Secretary initially sought an April date but later requested elections after January 20, 2027, citing administrative and weather constraints requiring two months for election arrangements.
- Officials cited smog, dense fog, and unavailability of schoolteachers as primary reasons for delay, noting that weather conditions typically improve across the province after January 20.
- Separately, the ECP suspended the electoral process in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa until further orders following a federal government directive extending the suspension of Article 140-A of the Constitution.
- Jamaat-E-Islami Deputy Emir Liaquat Baloch welcomed the scheduling decision, stating his party would actively participate in upcoming local government elections in both Islamabad and Punjab.
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