- The petition stated that the government did not increase the UC despite the court order.
- Demanding action against Prime Minister Shehbaz and others.
- Shahzad Aurangzeb of PML-N has filed a request to stop local body elections in Islamabad.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Ali Nawaz Awan on Wednesday filed a contempt of court petition against the federal government in the Islamabad High Court regarding the increase in union councils of the federal capital.
It has been stated in the petition that the High Court has given a decision on the matter of the Union Council. It added that the court has stopped the increase in the number. Union Councils.
The government has committed contempt of court by increasing the number of union councils, read the petition Awan also sought contempt of court action against Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and others in his petition.
Request to stop LG elections
Meanwhile, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) Shahzad Aurangzeb has also filed a petition, requesting to stop it. Local Government Elections It is to be held on December 31 in Islamabad.
The petition stated that the federal government has increased the number of union councils from 101 to 125. Election Commission “Pakistan should be refrained from holding elections on the basis of old voter list,” the petition said.
The petition stated that the notification of the electoral body was limited to only 101 UCs, adding that these 101 unions do not exist. It added that the government has also proposed amendments to the Local Government Act.
The federal government has increased the UC of Islamabad.
A day ago, the federal government approved the summary of increasing the number of union councils in the federal capital from 101 to 125.
The summary said that the Administrator of Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad – Deputy Commissioner – has said that the current number of union councils is 101 based on the 2017 census. However, the population of Islamabad has increased to 205 million in the last five years, so it is appropriate to increase the number of UCs to 125.
It was stated that Sections 4(1) and 6(1) of the Islamabad Capital Territory Local Government Act 2015 empowered the Federal Government to determine the number of Union Councils within Islamabad by notification published in the Official Gazette. Gives.
The move is raising eyebrows as it comes days before the upcoming local body elections in Islamabad.
The Election Commission of Pakistan has already clarified that the local elections in Islamabad will be held on December 31.
At present, the process of training the polling staff in the office of the Returning Officer of Islamabad and deploying them to various polling stations is going on.