Election Commission of Pakistan presented the report for phased wise local government elections in Punjab and Sindh provinces before the Supreme Court on Thursday.
The report said local government elections in the two provinces could be conducted in three phases on 14th and 29th November and 19th December this year.
In the first phase, LG polls will be held in 12 districts of Punjab, which include Lodhran, Vehari, Okara, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Toba Tek Singh Sargodha, Kasur, Nankana Sahib, Gujrat, Rawalpindi and Attock.
In Sindh, the first phase will see polls being held in eight districts including Sukkur, Ghotki, Khairpur, Larkana, Qamber Shahadkot, Shikarpur, Jacobabad and Kashmore.
In the second phase, the ECP has proposed LG elections will be held in 12 districts of Punjab, including: Khanewal, Sahiwal, Faisalabad, Chiniot, Khushab, Mianwali, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Chakwal and Jhelum.
For the second phase in Sindh, the election authority has proposed polls in 14 districts, including Shaheed Benazirabad, Nowshehro Feroze, Dadu, Matiari, Jamshoro, Tando Allahyar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Thatta, Sujawal, Badin, Umerkot, Tharparkar, Sanghar and Mirpurkhas.
In the last phase, the commission has suggested polls in 12 districts of Punjab, including Pakpattan, Layyah, Rajanpur, DG Khan, Muzzaffargarh, Jhang, Bhakkar, Lahore, Sialkot, Narowal, Rahim Yar Khan and Multan.
Likewise, it has also recommended seven districts of Sindh for polls in the last stage including six districts of Karachi and Hyderabad.
However, the SC has expressed dissatisfaction over the proposal and summoned explanation in the matter.
