The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will issue election programme for the first phase of Local Government Elections in Punjab and Sindh on Wednesday.
District returning officers (DROs), returning officers (ROs) and assistant returning officers (AROs) have already been appointed by the ECP for the first phase of elections and they have been asked to accomplish their duties in accordance with the rules and maintain impartiality.
Severe action will be taken against those DROs/ROs/AROs who fail to perform this national task, the ECP said.
The ECP has declined the requests of the provincial government and provincial election commissioners (PECs) in Punjab and Sindh for replacements of DROs, ROs and AROs and has said that proposal for any change, may be sent to the commission for approval along with full justifications.