ISLAMABAD: (HRNW) The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and federal government on Saturday challenged the orders of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to hold local government elections in the federal capital today (December 31).
The electoral body had requested an immediate hearing on an intra-court appeal filed in the high court. However, the IHC registrar’s office raised an objection over the appeal, saying that it lacks the required documents.
Sources said that the ECP’s gal team is working on addressing the objection.
Meanwhile, the federal government also challenged the IHC’s order via a separate intra-court appeal.
On Friday, the IHC, while accepting the petitions of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) for nullification of ECP’s decision of LG polls’ deferral, directed the electoral body to hold the elections as per the schedule.