IHC suspends local government elections in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday suspended the upcoming local government elections in the federal capital, putting the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) latest election schedule on hold until the next hearing. Last week, a writ petition was filed by Chaudhry Amjad Ali, who had challenged the ECP’s short order and the subsequent election schedule, both dated Oct 21, 2026, for holding local government elections in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT). He argued that the p

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