ECP directs interior ministry, Islamabad commissioner to provide pending delimitation documents in 3 days

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday directed the Ministry of Interior and the Islamabad chief commissioner to provide pending documents for the delimitation of the capital’s local government within three days, warning that a 10-day deadline had already lapsed.

The letter, seen by Dawn, was addressed to the secretary of the Ministry of Interior and the Islamabad chief commissioner.

It was marked “IMMEDIATE” and issued under the signatures of Additional Director General (Local Government Elections) Chaudhry Nadeem Qasim, referring to a Commission meeting held on May 13, 2026, and stating that the required documents for delimitation and holding local government elections in the ICT were still awaited.

The ECP has sought three sets of information: notification of the limits of town corporations, notification of the number of union councils in each town corporation, and authenticated and updated maps showing census charges, circles and blocks.

The letter noted that a 10-day deadline earlier given by the commission for the provision of data had already lapsed. In its meeting today, the ECP directed that the notifications and updated maps be submitted within three days.

The election commission also indicated that a National Assembly standing committee may be requested to consider draft legislation, and the matter of amendments to rules may be pursued with the Cabinet, as discussed in the previous meeting.

The ECP added that “your personal attention will be highly appreciated” to expedite the process for delimitation and conduct of local government elections in Islamabad.

Months after postponing local government (LG) polls in the federal capital for the fourth time, the ECP on May 13 had directed the Ministry of Interior and Islamabad administration to immediately issue notifications on town corporations’ limits and union councils for local government polls, warning it would fix the matter for a hearing if there was no progress.